League

Estadio Jagüelito
Spectators: 6910 (Terracing: 5410, Seating: 1400, VIP seats: 100) Godfredo Gregory made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Arbolito's goalkeeper Damaso Ferrando, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Silvano Blanco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arbolito's Godfredo Gregory got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 20th minute, Silvano Blanco 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 23 minutes, Eustaquio Cuarto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Protestante AFC and the Arbolito players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 23rd match minute, Protestante AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eustaquio Cuarto to maneuver through the defense. When Godfredo Gregory came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Arbolito 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 Godfredo Gregory couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Silvano Blanco got free with Erubiel Beltxe in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Silvano Blanco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erubiel Beltxe having to interfere. In the 30th minute, Godfredo Gregory reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Erubiel Beltxe. The goal made the score 2-0. Damaso Ferrando made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teobaldo Jokin in the 33rd minute of play. Protestante AFC's Erubiel Beltxe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Protestante AFC from getting a goal against them. If Teobaldo Jokin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Silvano Blanco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Erubiel Beltxe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Protestante AFC's Teobaldo Jokin got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Silvano Blanco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Laureano Abel stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Teobaldo Jokin was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 53rd minute. Protestante AFC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 58 minutes into the match, Arbolito's goal looked a bit too open when Laureano Abel came free, but Damaso Ferrando reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 61 minutes into the match, Protestante AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Silvano Blanco came free, but Erubiel Beltxe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Silvano Blanco came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Arbolito 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 Silvano Blanco couldn't finish the play. Protestante AFC's Erubiel Beltxe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marciano Cordero in the 67th minute of play. Laureano Abel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Teobaldo Jokin struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Damaso Ferrando didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Protestante AFC. Arbolito's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.