League

Estadio Chiza
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) 4 minutes into the match, Aurelius Baburizza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ariel Escandón. Chiza's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aurelius Baburizza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. If Lorencio Abbatte had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Chiza booed when Culenco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raúl Manns didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 11th minute, Erasmo Stens 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Erasmo Stens got free with Xulián Morales in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 22nd minute, Erasmo Stens left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chiza fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. After 25 minutes, Leonides Santa María mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Chiza and the Culenco players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Culenco booed when Chiza was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonides Santa María didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lorencio Abbatte's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Xulián Morales read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 28th minute of play. Erasmo Stens fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xulián Morales having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Culenco's Abner Lamas got a free kick in the 30th minute. Erasmo Stens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 39thth minute of the game Lorencio Abbatte who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Culenco's Xulián Morales was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ariel Escandón showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eleuterio Cuadra in the 40th minute of the match. If Eleuterio Cuadra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aurelius Baburizza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eleuterio Cuadra was the one to do the kick off. In the 56th match minute, Culenco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abner Lamas to maneuver through the defense. Jonathan Amthauer took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 57th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Xulián Morales. Culenco's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Eleuterio Cuadra blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ariel Escandón having to make a save. Xulián Morales made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erasmo Stens in the 67th minute of play. If Lorencio Abbatte had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 71 minutes into the match, Chiza's Lorencio Abbatte sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Xulián Morales narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Erasmo Stens came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Chiza 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 Erasmo Stens couldn't finish the play. Erasmo Stens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 79th minute Lorencio Abbatte shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xulián Morales saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Erasmo Stens managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chiza's supporters rose to their feet, but Erasmo Stens was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Xulián Morales breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Culenco's Xulián Morales played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lorencio Abbatte in the 83rd minute of play. Erasmo Stens fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xulián Morales having to interfere. Erasmo Stens scored 3-1 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Xulián Morales, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Culenco's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.