League

NMI arena
Spectators: 6454 (Terracing: 5454, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Elpidio Henry took the kick off in the first half of the match. Paulino Hibai's late challenge caught a No me importa's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Paulino Hibai helped the player get up and apologised. Paulino Hibai kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. If Celedonio Evarado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Celedonio Evarado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Joaquin Valiente tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 16th minute, Elpidio Henry left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Independencia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 20 minutes into the match, Independencia's Elpidio Henry sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lucio Salvator narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Rafael Gorosti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lucio Salvator showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafael Gorosti, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in No me importa's zone, Elpidio Henry stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lucio Salvator came out of the goal and Elpidio Henry tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Independencia booed when No me importa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Celedonio Evarado didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 40th minute, No me importa's Martin Chago ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Joaquin Valiente. Joaquin Valiente yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. Martin Chago fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joaquin Valiente having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Martin Chago stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the game, Nemesio Udalaitz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Independencia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave No me importa the free kick. In the 56th match minute, Independencia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nemesio Udalaitz to maneuver through the defense. Elpidio Henry fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucio Salvator having to interfere. In the 63rd minute, Elpidio Henry 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Rafael Gorosti managed to get in a good position for a shot. Independencia's supporters rose to their feet, but Rafael Gorosti was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lucio Salvator breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 73 minutes, Martin Chago managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. No me importa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Martin Chago was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rafael Gorosti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Celedonio Evarado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No me importa's Lucio Salvator proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save No me importa from getting a goal against them. If Celedonio Evarado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Martin Chago received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Joaquin Valiente tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roque Perico fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucio Salvator having to interfere. After 95 played minutes, No me importa's Mateo Chuan shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Joaquin Valiente came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in No me importa reached it. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.