League

Ciudadela
Spectators: 6822 (Terracing: 5422, Seating: 1300, VIP seats: 100) La podrida FC's Filiberto Iyan 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. Serafin Lazcano kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. 6 minutes into the game, Arnulfo Geleberto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. La podrida FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Union de Santa Fe the free kick. After a rather tough play, Union de Santa Fe's Gavino Heli got a free kick in the 10th minute. Martin Cordero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filiberto Iyan in the 13th minute of play. After 17 played minutes Union de Santa Fe got a freekick which was hit by Jonatan Tome. In the 26th minute Filiberto Iyan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Martin Cordero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th minute, La podrida FC's Filiberto Iyan ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Martin Cordero. Martin Cordero yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Adam Nicolaescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gavino Heli in the 37th minute of the match. Adam Nicolaescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maicon Rosado, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Maicon Rosado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 49 played minutes Union de Santa Fe got a freekick which was hit by Jonatan Tome. Union de Santa Fe's Martin Cordero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hernan Bonadona in the 50th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Maicon Rosado to strike the kick off in the second half. After having played for 55 minutes, Americo Abarca managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La podrida FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Americo Abarca was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. La podrida FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 60th minute, when Maicon Rosado scored to the left of an out of position Adam Nicolaescu, making the score, 1-1. If Maicon Rosado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 66 minutes, Americo Abarca mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La podrida FC and the Union de Santa Fe players grew even worse after the yellow card. Americo Abarca hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. 69 minutes into the match, Gaspar Avellaneda had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Martin Cordero. Union de Santa Fe's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gaspar Avellaneda was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. If Gaspar Avellaneda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gavino Heli kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. In the 78th minute, Serafin Lazcano 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. If Americo Abarca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gaspar Avellaneda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gaspar Avellaneda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Americo Abarca scored 3-1 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Martin Cordero, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Gaspar Avellaneda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. For all the effort they put into the match, the Union de Santa Fe players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for La podrida FC.