League

Salinas
Spectators: 6641 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 141) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Danilo Lope got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute of the match Alberto Urdaspal shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Desiderio Escobar showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Zeledon Chuan kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Defensores de Belgrano's Desiderio Escobar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Defensores de Belgrano from getting a goal against them. If Vicente Aguirre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Danilo Lope had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Rogelio Ceandro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Niceto Cordara's late challenge caught a La Guardia Imperial's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Niceto Cordara helped the player get up and apologised. Niceto Cordara kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Siro Pabla was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 29th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 33rd match minute, La Guardia Imperial was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcelino Telesforo to maneuver through the defense. Vicente Aguirre fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hernan Frechoso having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Danilo Lope in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hernan Frechoso saved La Guardia Imperial from getting behind. Defensores de Belgrano's Rogelio Ceandro got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Albino Rioja received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Hernan Frechoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In a very dangerous position, a player in Defensores de Belgrano fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 46th minute. Penalty! Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Defensores de Belgrano's Desiderio Escobar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damian Urti in the 54th minute of play. Defensores de Belgrano's Desiderio Escobar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filomeno Casado in the 56th minute of play. Zeledon Chuan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damian Urti in the 64th minute of play forced Defensores de Belgrano's goalkeeper Desiderio Escobar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 65 minutes into the match, Defensores de Belgrano's goal looked a bit too open when Filomeno Casado came free, but Desiderio Escobar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Niceto Cordara hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. 71 minutes into the match, La Guardia Imperial's goalkeeper Hernan Frechoso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vicente Aguirre. Rogelio Ceandro kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Defensores de Belgrano's Justo Romero was substituted for Albino Rioja. After a rather tough play, Defensores de Belgrano's Jesus Sidro got a free kick in the 81st minute. La Guardia Imperial's Siro Pabla got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Defensores de Belgrano's Desiderio Escobar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodrigo Rito in the 84th minute of play. In the 95th minute, Danilo Lope ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hernan Frechoso was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Defensores de Belgrano players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.