League

Belén
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Melchor Francesco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathan Segio in the 12th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, knaya's goal looked a bit too open when Jairo Mirande came free, but Melchor Francesco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Segio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Melchor Francesco having to interfere. A collision led to knaya getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Francisco Heriberto hit a great ball. In the 20th match minute, knaya was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Prudencio Vistruario to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Francisco Heriberto during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Danilo Chuse kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. After some careless play in the knaya defense, Jonathan Segio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Melchor Francesco. The knaya fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Melchor Francesco should have stopped the shot. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind knaya's goalkeeper Melchor Francesco, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 32 minutes of play, Defensa y Pinina's Jonathan Segio made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Melchor Francesco was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 40 minutes, Danilo Chuse managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. knaya's supporters crossed their fingers, but Danilo Chuse was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 46th minute Hermengildo Senon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Melchor Francesco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Segio in the 48th minute of play forced knaya's goalkeeper Melchor Francesco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The wind increased when Jonathan Segio made the kick off in the second half. After 51 minutes, Evelio Cedro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the knaya and the Defensa y Pinina players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, knaya's Evelio Cedro got a free kick in the 51st minute. Jaime Orlan was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 53rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 58 minutes into the match, knaya's goal looked a bit too open when Victorio Alfonso came free, but Melchor Francesco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hermengildo Senon who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 61stth minute tested the skills of Melchor Francesco when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The supporters of Defensa y Pinina booed when knaya was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evelio Cedro didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 70 played minutes, Defensa y Pinina's Isaac Rosio shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Melchor Francesco came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Defensa y Pinina reached it. In the 76th minute, Jonathan Segio reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Melchor Francesco. The goal made the score 0-3. Jonathan Segio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Melchor Francesco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Francisco Heriberto got his second yellow card in the match during the 81st minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 82nd minute, Francisco Heriberto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 87th minute Silvio Godoy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aristides Henric saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Melchor Francesco made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hermengildo Senon in the 90th minute. If Prudencio Vistruario had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Defensa y Pinina's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.