League

Polvorines
Spectators: 6890 (Terracing: 5273, Seating: 1617, VIP seats: 0) C.A. Atlas's Orlando Aureo 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ildefonso Quentin in the 6th minute of play forced la caaguazu's goalkeeper Braulio Petri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Paulo Cruz during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 7th match minute, la caaguazu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulo Cruz to maneuver through the defense. Braulio Petri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orlando Aureo, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Astor Lastur received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Braulio Petri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 17 played minutes la caaguazu got a freekick which was hit by Leonardo Ubendu. Orlando Aureo might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Braulio Petri. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Orlando Aureo ran back to his position shaking his head. la caaguazu's Braulio Petri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Astor Lastur in the 21st minute of play. Braulio Petri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Aureo in the 23rd minute of play. Braulio Petri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Honorato Ramond in the 24th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Orlando Aureo notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of la caaguazu's Braulio Petri. Braulio Petri was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Braulio Petri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Honorato Ramond, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Honorato Ramond in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Braulio Petri prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Braulio Petri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Astor Lastur, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. la caaguazu's Braulio Petri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ildefonso Quentin in the 47th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Paulo Cruz made the kick off in the second half. With an all-out effort, C.A. Atlas's Braulio Petri threw himself towards the right post 59 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Orlando Aureo, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Braulio Petri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orlando Aureo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Honorato Ramond had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Braulio Petri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Aureo in the 70th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlando Aureo in the 73rd minute of play forced la caaguazu's goalkeeper Braulio Petri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Honorato Ramond kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Braulio Petri. That made the score 0-3 in the 76 minute of play. Honorato Ramond charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Honorato Ramond the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Honorato Ramond hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Paulo Cruz struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Roman Chinto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for la caaguazu. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ildefonso Quentin got free with Braulio Petri in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Braulio Petri was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mariano Cordareo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 94 minute of play. C.A. Atlas's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.