League

Estadio Quilachanqui
Spectators: 6665 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1665, VIP seats: 0) La Guardia Imperial's Hilario Derwin 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. Leo Jusepe 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. La Guardia Imperial's Alejo Padro got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 7th match minute, Atletico El Kakai was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leo Jusepe to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of La Guardia Imperial booed when Atletico El Kakai was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leo Jusepe didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Guillermo Elivareo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Damian Txema fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Atletico El Kakai's protests and gave Damian Txema a yellow card for diving instead. In the 24th minute, Damian Txema hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Atletico El Kakai's zone, Hilario Derwin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cecilio Ignazio came out of the goal and Hilario Derwin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alejo Padro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Cecilio Ignazio made a huge save. Guillermo Elivareo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dionisio Ekaitz having to interfere. The Atletico El Kakai fans' excitement grew in the 33rd match minute when Atletico El Kakai's Damian Txema looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Alejo Padro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Cecilio Ignazio made a huge save. In the 38th match minute, Atletico El Kakai was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leo Jusepe to maneuver through the defense. Cecilio Ignazio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hilario Derwin in the 39th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alejo Padro got free with Cecilio Ignazio in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dionisio Ekaitz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damian Txema in the 47th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Damian Txema made the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Alejo Padro managed to get in a good position for a shot. La Guardia Imperial's supporters rose to their feet, but Alejo Padro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cecilio Ignazio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alejo Padro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Alejo Padro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cecilio Ignazio having to interfere. In the 61st minute Damian Txema shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dionisio Ekaitz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 71 minutes, Damian Txema managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atletico El Kakai's supporters crossed their fingers, but Damian Txema was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, La Guardia Imperial's Hector Galindo got a free kick in the 72nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Guillermo Elivareo got free with Dionisio Ekaitz in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 76th match minute, La Guardia Imperial was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcelino Liher to maneuver through the defense. In the 79th minute, Guillermo Elivareo 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. 81 minutes into the match, Atletico El Kakai's goal looked a bit too open when Hilario Derwin came free, but Cecilio Ignazio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cecilio Ignazio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alejo Padro, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Dario Guifre sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Atletico El Kakai booed when La Guardia Imperial was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rigoberto Caton didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dionisio Ekaitz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Guillermo Elivareo in the 87th minute. Paulo Shantala charged in rather forcefully in the 87th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Paulo Shantala the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to La Guardia Imperial getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Paulo Shantala hit a great ball. 93 minutes into the match, Atletico El Kakai's Damian Txema sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dionisio Ekaitz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Txema in the 95th minute of play forced La Guardia Imperial's goalkeeper Dionisio Ekaitz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 97th minute, Marcelino Liher 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. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.