League

Quimilí
Spectators: 7245 (Terracing: 5435, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 144) Matancilla AFC's Daniel Charro started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the match, Matancilla AFC's Daniel Charro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nicanor Belarmo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Matancilla AFC's Teofilo Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nemesio Berenguer in the 7th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Matancilla AFC's zone, Ricardo Dalmau stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Teofilo Cruz came out of the goal and Ricardo Dalmau tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in DEPORTIVO RAYA's zone, Roberto Fidensio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nicanor Belarmo came out of the goal and Roberto Fidensio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nicanor Belarmo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Charro, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. In the 15th minute, Benjamin Vincent ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nicanor Belarmo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 30 minutes into the match, DEPORTIVO RAYA's goal looked a bit too open when Roberto Fidensio came free, but Nicanor Belarmo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Nemesio Berenguer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Teofilo Cruz was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nemesio Berenguer to strike the kick off in the second half. Teofilo Cruz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nemesio Berenguer's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Enrique Bernabel managed to get in a good position for a shot. DEPORTIVO RAYA's supporters rose to their feet, but Enrique Bernabel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Teofilo Cruz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Tadeo Artaldo fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Matancilla AFC's protests and gave Tadeo Artaldo a yellow card for diving instead. After 61 played minutes Matancilla AFC got a freekick which was hit by Tadeo Artaldo. Teofilo Cruz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nemesio Berenguer's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. Daniel Charro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicanor Belarmo having to interfere. DEPORTIVO RAYA's Nicanor Belarmo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save DEPORTIVO RAYA from getting a goal against them. DEPORTIVO RAYA's Nicanor Belarmo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save DEPORTIVO RAYA from getting a goal against them. In the 89th minute, Nemesio Berenguer got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 90th minute Ignacio Medardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teofilo Cruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nicanor Belarmo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Daniel Charro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Chants of Matancilla AFC echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as DEPORTIVO RAYA had held the ball for most of the match.