League

Estadio Chumbicha
Spectators: 7104 (Terracing: 5437, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Wilfredo Egun made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd match minute, River Pasion was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aaron Gabon to maneuver through the defense. 10 minutes into the match, River Pasion's goal looked a bit too open when Albino Santikurtz came free, but Lisandro Lando reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 15 minutes into the game, Rodolfo Iago recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Oscar Mouricio. Rodolfo Iago showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. Oscar Mouricio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilfredo Egun, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. In the 24th minute Wilfredo Egun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oscar Mouricio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rodolfo Iago received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Oscar Mouricio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Oscar Mouricio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilfredo Egun in the 33rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rodolfo Iago got free with Oscar Mouricio in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Talleres de Cordoba's Oscar Mouricio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Talleres de Cordoba from getting a goal against them. Talleres de Cordoba's Osvaldo Bazil got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Albino Santikurtz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Osvaldo Bazil stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Wilfredo Egun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oscar Mouricio having to interfere. Wilfredo Egun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oscar Mouricio having to interfere. 62 minutes into the match, Talleres de Cordoba's goal looked a bit too open when Rodolfo Iago came free, but Oscar Mouricio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 70 minutes, Rodolfo Iago managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. River Pasion's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rodolfo Iago was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dario Stephen charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dario Stephen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dario Stephen hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, River Pasion's Roque Fernado tried to score from far away in the 76th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. When Armando Neto fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored River Pasion's protests and gave Armando Neto a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to River Pasion getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Armando Neto hit a great ball. Lisandro Lando made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Osvaldo Bazil in the 82nd minute of play. Wilfredo Egun took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Oscar Mouricio. Oscar Mouricio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilfredo Egun in the 88th minute of play forced Talleres de Cordoba's goalkeeper Oscar Mouricio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Albino Santikurtz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lisandro Lando having to make a save. In the 94thth minute of the game Osvaldo Bazil who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but River Pasion's Lisandro Lando was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. River Pasion's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.