League

Pichanal
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lucio Olivar took the kick off in the first half of the match. Cleto Jerano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lucio Olivar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In a very dangerous position, a player in Pichanal fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 17th minute. Penalty! If Fermin Bastian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 27th minute Cleto Jerano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Hug saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 1-1 became the score in the 34th minute when Fermin Bastian elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 42nd minute Fermin Bastian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuel Abascal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 46th minute, Fermin Bastian ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Samuel Abascal was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Patricio Jakes to strike the kick off in the second half. Daniel Hug made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cleto Jerano in the 53rd minute. Samuel Abascal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ismael Derwin in the 56th minute of play. If Arnaldo Policarpio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cleto Jerano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Daniel Hug made a huge save. The supporters of Nirihau booed when Pichanal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Israel Caitano didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bruno Kaxen during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnaldo Policarpio in the 81st minute of play forced Nirihau's goalkeeper Samuel Abascal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th minute, Arnaldo Policarpio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pichanal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Samuel Abascal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnaldo Policarpio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind Nirihau's goalkeeper Samuel Abascal, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fermin Bastian received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Samuel Abascal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.