League

Estadio Curacó
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Saul Dolfo started the match with the kick off. Amado Benvide showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saul Dolfo in the 4th minute of the match. The supporters of La Máquina de Matar booed when Club Deportivo Mandiyu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ramon Tonio didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ramon Tonio during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 6th match minute, Club Deportivo Mandiyu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramon Tonio to maneuver through the defense. Antonio Jaen took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 7th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Amado Benvide. Club Deportivo Mandiyu's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Jeremias Oliverio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Club Deportivo Mandiyu's supporters rose to their feet, but Jeremias Oliverio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bonifacio Che breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of La Máquina de Matar booed when Club Deportivo Mandiyu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santiago Veto didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Faustino Silban got free with Amado Benvide in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 25 minutes Club Deportivo Mandiyu's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Antonio Jaen who took care of the corner kick. La Máquina de Matar's Antonio Jaen was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Amado Benvide in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The supporters of La Máquina de Matar booed when Club Deportivo Mandiyu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ramon Tonio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bonifacio Che came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Club Deportivo Mandiyu's Jeremias Oliverio. But to his dismay, Jeremias Oliverio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 31 minutes into the match, Jeremias Oliverio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bonifacio Che. La Máquina de Matar's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jeremias Oliverio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 38th minute, Faustino Silban reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Amado Benvide. The goal made the score 1-2. If Faustino Silban had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Club Deportivo Mandiyu's goalkeeper Amado Benvide, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 45 minutes, Antonio Jaen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Máquina de Matar and the Club Deportivo Mandiyu players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 45th match minute, La Máquina de Matar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonio Jaen to maneuver through the defense.

The wind increased when Serafin Bonadona made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serafin Bonadona in the 54th minute of play forced La Máquina de Matar's goalkeeper Bonifacio Che to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 57 minutes into the match, Club Deportivo Mandiyu's goal looked a bit too open when Faustino Silban came free, but Amado Benvide reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 63 minutes into the game, Faustino Silban cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Amado Benvide was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Faustino Silban received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Amado Benvide tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, La Máquina de Matar's Bonifacio Che got control of the ball when Jeremias Oliverio tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Jeremias Oliverio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bonifacio Che took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Serafin Bonadona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Club Deportivo Mandiyu's Amado Benvide played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Faustino Silban in the 81st minute of play. Abel Seme received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Amado Benvide tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Saul Dolfo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amado Benvide took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Faustino Silban, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.