League

Estadio Pichincha
Spectators: 6662 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1662, VIP seats: 0) Dalmacio Benitez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 9 minutes, Gervasio Rodas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. C.A. Talleres de Córdoba's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gervasio Rodas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Pantera FC defense, Ciriaco Berdaitz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adrian Sansone. The Pantera FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adrian Sansone should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Ciriaco Berdaitz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adrian Sansone was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Ciriaco Berdaitz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adrian Sansone having to interfere. After 18 played minutes Pantera FC got a freekick which was hit by Zeledon Mergildo. In the 20th minute Ciriaco Berdaitz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrian Sansone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Adolfo Pacho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adrian Sansone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adolfo Pacho in the 25th minute of play. A collision led to C.A. Talleres de Córdoba getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Tomás Constancio hit a great ball. If Ruperto Maule had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dalmacio Benitez got free with Adan Gar in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Desiderio Lain received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Adan Gar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ciriaco Berdaitz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Ruperto Maule managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pantera FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ruperto Maule was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adan Gar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Dalmacio Benitez came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Pantera FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Dalmacio Benitez couldn't finish the play. In the 64th minute, Arnaldo Quexal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Ruperto Maule had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 73 minutes into the match, C.A. Talleres de Córdoba's goal looked a bit too open when Dalmacio Benitez came free, but Adan Gar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dalmacio Benitez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adan Gar having to interfere. Pantera FC's Adrian Sansone proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save Pantera FC from getting a goal against them. 88 minutes into the match, Pantera FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ciriaco Berdaitz came free, but Adrian Sansone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ciriaco Berdaitz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adrian Sansone having to interfere. Adan Gar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruperto Maule in the 94th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arnaldo Quexal during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 95th match minute, Pantera FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnaldo Quexal to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched C.A. Talleres de Córdoba eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.