League

Santacruz
Spectators: 7998 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1839, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pepe Díaz started the match with the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lino Ross got free with Juan Rosseman in the 2nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Club Deportivo Maipú getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Xaime Amaral hit a great ball. With an all-out effort, Roque AFC's Juan Rosseman threw himself towards the right post 7 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ferrando Nebel, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Ferrando Nebel in the 8thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Juan Rosseman, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Roman Ixidor struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Ferdinando Palone didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Club Deportivo Maipú. In the 14th minute, Pepe Díaz made a precise shot to the right of Ferdinando Palone. Roque AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. If Pepe Díaz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 18 minutes into the game, Alvino Landaeta was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Roque AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Club Deportivo Maipú the free kick. Alvino Landaeta kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Pepe Díaz struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Ferdinando Palone didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Club Deportivo Maipú. Pepe Díaz hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. A collision led to Roque AFC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Alvino Landaeta hit a great ball. Roman Ixidor charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Roman Ixidor the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 23rd minute, Roman Ixidor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 27 minutes, Ferrando Nebel put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Juan Rosseman. A sloppy throw-in by Darien Rast in the 35th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Club Deportivo Maipú's Roman Ixidor. Ferdinando Palone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pepe Díaz in the 38th minute of the match. In the 39th minute, Roque AFC's Ferrando Nebel ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Juan Rosseman. Juan Rosseman yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. Juan Rosseman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferrando Nebel in the 42nd minute of play. In the 47th minute of the match Ramon María Garay sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ferdinando Palone skillfully saved the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Ferrando Nebel made the kick off in the second half. Juan Rosseman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferrando Nebel in the 55th minute of play. Juan Rosseman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lino Ross in the 58th minute of the match. The supporters of Roque AFC booed when Club Deportivo Maipú was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roman Ixidor didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ferrando Nebel in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Juan Rosseman saved Club Deportivo Maipú from getting behind. Ferrando Nebel scored 3-1 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Juan Rosseman, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Juan Rosseman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Ross in the 75th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ferrando Nebel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Juan Rosseman was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Juan Rosseman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lino Ross, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Roque AFC booed when Club Deportivo Maipú was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roman Ixidor didn't get a good kick on the ball. 88 minutes into the game, Pepe Díaz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Club Deportivo Maipú's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Roque AFC the free kick. The supporters of Roque AFC booed when Club Deportivo Maipú was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pepe Díaz didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 93rdth minute of the game Ferrando Nebel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Club Deportivo Maipú's Juan Rosseman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Roque AFC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.