League

La Pinchadera
Spectators: 5678 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1678, VIP seats: 0) Cipriano Montxo hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Club Deportivo Palermo's zone, Augusto Roldanillo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maximiliano Ur came out of the goal and Augusto Roldanillo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Maximiliano Ur made an important save on a dangerous shot by Antonio Benvido in the 7th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Antonio Benvido managed to get in a good position for a shot. Leon FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Antonio Benvido was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Maximiliano Ur breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 10 minutes into the match, Club Deportivo Palermo's goal looked a bit too open when Augusto Roldanillo came free, but Maximiliano Ur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Antonio Benvido had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Esteban Sein charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Esteban Sein the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 22 minutes into the game, one of Club Deportivo Palermo:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Leon FC a penalty, 24 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Hugo Palos, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Club Deportivo Palermo's Maximiliano Ur. 1-0. Leon FC's Ciriaco Figueroa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cirilo Orixe in the 33rd minute of play. Benigno Mateo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Ciriaco Figueroa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ciriaco Figueroa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benigno Mateo in the 36th minute of play. The supporters of Club Deportivo Palermo booed when Leon FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Justino Lehoi didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Hugo Palos fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Leon FC's protests and gave Hugo Palos a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 41st minute of the game. One of Leon FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Club Deportivo Palermo:s goal. The referee gave Club Deportivo Palermo a penalty, 44 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Esteban Sein, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Leon FC's Ciriaco Figueroa. 1-1. Augusto Roldanillo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Maximiliano Ur tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Benigno Mateo to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Benigno Mateo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Club Deportivo Palermo's supporters rose to their feet, but Benigno Mateo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ciriaco Figueroa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The attack was good, but when Augusto Roldanillo in the 65th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. When Benigno Mateo came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Club Deportivo Palermo 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 Benigno Mateo couldn't finish the play. An unexpected shot in the 77th minute by Benigno Mateo got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Leon FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Benigno Mateo 80 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-2. Marcial Lluques hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. In the 85th minute of the match Hugo Palos shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Maximiliano Ur showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Casimiro Maurino might have been able to make a better finish in the 87th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ciriaco Figueroa. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Casimiro Maurino ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Club Deportivo Palermo's zone, Antonio Benvido stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maximiliano Ur came out of the goal and Antonio Benvido tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Paolo Loren kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. 98 minutes into the match, Club Deportivo Palermo's goal looked a bit too open when Augusto Roldanillo came free, but Maximiliano Ur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match was over Club Deportivo Palermo could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Leon FC throughout the match.