League

9 de julio
Spectators: 6492 (Terracing: 5492, 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. Eriberto Obeko started the match with the kick off. Justino Laffitte might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Zachary Skarpiak. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Justino Laffitte ran back to his position shaking his head. Chusca's Clodoveo Barea got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Justino Laffitte fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zachary Skarpiak having to interfere. When 9rafaela's Prospero Lopes in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chusca's goalie prevented a goal. In the 14th minute, Justino Laffitte left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chusca fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Clodoveo Barea's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zachary Skarpiak read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. 9rafaela's Arnaldo Frasco shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 23rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Ciro Errando but with some difficulty. Jacobo Iratxo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Clodoveo Barea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Zachary Skarpiak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Justino Laffitte managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chusca's supporters rose to their feet, but Justino Laffitte was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zachary Skarpiak breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Zachary Skarpiak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eriberto Obeko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37thth minute of the game Eriberto Obeko who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 9rafaela's Zachary Skarpiak was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Justino Laffitte sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Eriberto Obeko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 44th minute, Eriberto Obeko 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. Eriberto Obeko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zachary Skarpiak having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Prospero Lopes to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in 9rafaela's zone, Justino Laffitte stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zachary Skarpiak came out of the goal and Justino Laffitte tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ciro Errando made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Prospero Lopes in the 59th minute of play. Lázaro Firmin charged in rather forcefully in the 60th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lázaro Firmin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Lázaro Firmin kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. After 61 played minutes, 9rafaela's Patricio Rubio shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ciro Errando 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 9rafaela reached it. Nunez Solustiano charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nunez Solustiano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 63rd minute, Nunez Solustiano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonatan Efraim hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. When Eriberto Obeko came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Chusca 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 Eriberto Obeko couldn't finish the play. In the 70th minute, Nunez Solustiano 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. With his leg Zachary Skarpiak managed to avoid a goal in the 74thth minute, when Chusca's Eriberto Obeko fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Eriberto Obeko in the 77thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Zachary Skarpiak, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 77 minutes, Rafael Tabb mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 9rafaela and the Chusca players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Chusca booed when 9rafaela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafael Tabb didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the 9rafaela defense, Justino Laffitte kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zachary Skarpiak. The 9rafaela fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zachary Skarpiak should have stopped the shot. Eriberto Obeko could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Zachary Skarpiak made a huge save. In the 88th minute, Justino Laffitte left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chusca fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. When Primitivo Etxekopar fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 9rafaela's protests and gave Primitivo Etxekopar a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, 9rafaela's Primitivo Etxekopar got a free kick in the 92nd minute. 93 minutes into the match, Chusca's Eriberto Obeko broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After a rather tough play, Chusca's Ariel Odon got a free kick in the 96th minute. Patricio Rubio was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 97th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. When the match was over Chusca could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than 9rafaela throughout the match.