League

Estadio Juncal
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) JonitoCasla's Eriberto Tajo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Higuerita FC's Alfonso Cresenciano got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Zacarias Santana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Higuerita FC's Severiano Che got control of the ball when Natalio Perez tried to sneak it across the goal line. Aaron Milian's late challenge caught a JonitoCasla's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aaron Milian helped the player get up and apologised. After 11 played minutes Higuerita FC got a freekick which was hit by Aaron Milian. In the 15th minute, Lucas Leocadio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gonzalo Donzel was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After a rather tough play, Higuerita FC's Alfonso Cresenciano got a free kick in the 18th minute. 25 minutes into the match, Alfonso Cresenciano notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of JonitoCasla's Gonzalo Donzel. Gonzalo Donzel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Higuerita FC getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Cirilo Dino hit a great ball. Gonzalo Donzel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Leocadio, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Severiano Che made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zacarias Santana in the 34th minute. Natalio Perez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Severiano Che tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lucas Leocadio to strike the kick off in the second half. Severiano Che showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonardo Miliano, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. After having played for 55 minutes, Natalio Perez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. JonitoCasla's supporters crossed their fingers, but Natalio Perez 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 60th minute, Herminio Bartoli left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The JonitoCasla fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eriberto Tajo in the 64th minute of play forced Higuerita FC's goalkeeper Severiano Che to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Natalio Perez's late challenge caught a Higuerita FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Natalio Perez helped the player get up and apologised. After 66 played minutes JonitoCasla got a freekick which was hit by Natalio Perez. In the 68th minute, Alfonso Cresenciano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Severiano Che showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eriberto Tajo in the 69th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the match, Higuerita FC's goal looked a bit too open when Zacarias Santana came free, but Severiano Che reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Severiano Che made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Natalio Perez in the 73rd minute of play. JonitoCasla's Gonzalo Donzel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Leocadio in the 77th minute of play. Severiano Che made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zacarias Santana in the 80th minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, Higuerita FC's Lucas Leocadio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gonzalo Donzel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 86 minutes into the game, Zacarias Santana cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Severiano Che was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Casimiro Mergildo charged in rather forcefully in the 91st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Casimiro Mergildo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Casimiro Mergildo hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. After having played for 93 minutes, Zacarias Santana managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. JonitoCasla's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zacarias Santana was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 95 minutes of play, JonitoCasla's Natalio Perez made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Severiano Che was left in no man's land by his defense there! It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. JonitoCasla had played much better football throughout.