League

Estadio Salamanca
Spectators: 7222 (Terracing: 5418, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jimeno Baristo started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Salamanca booed when Palmira FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Clemente Stanislao didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alejandro Gamus fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Laureano Bertran having to interfere. Gregorio Gau could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Alejandro Marino made a huge save. When Jimeno Baristo came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Salamanca 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 Jimeno Baristo couldn't finish the play. Alejandro Marino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jimeno Baristo in the 10th minute of play. The supporters of Palmira FC booed when Salamanca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Martin Ramirez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gregorio Gau sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Salamanca's Emiliano Paul got a free kick in the 20th minute. Gregorio Gaus short, quick shot in the 28thth minute got Alejandro Marino to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Salamanca's Martin Ramirez got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dawid Oliszewski hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alejandro Gamus in the 32nd minute of play forced Salamanca's goalkeeper Laureano Bertran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Laureano Bertran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ariel Fernado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Martin Ramirez was shown his second yellow card after 34 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. A collision led to Salamanca getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Martin Ramirez hit a great ball. Ariel Fernado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Laureano Bertran having to interfere. With a little luck, Palmira FC's Alejandro Marino got control of the ball when Gregorio Gau tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Gregorio Gau managed to get in a good position for a shot. Salamanca's supporters rose to their feet, but Gregorio Gau was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alejandro Marino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ariel Fernado stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Ariel Fernado came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Palmira 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 Ariel Fernado couldn't finish the play. Salamanca's Laureano Bertran proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Salamanca from getting a goal against them. Laureano Bertran made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ariel Fernado in the 60th minute. With a little luck, Salamanca's Laureano Bertran got control of the ball when Clemente Stanislao tried to sneak it across the goal line. Anselmo Lia was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 77 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Salamanca's Atilano Salomone got a free kick in the 87th minute. In the 88th minute, a hard, long distance shot from Ariel Fernado hit the top of the crossbar and flew over the goal. The Salamanca support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.