League

San Francisco de Mar
Spectators: 7300 (Terracing: 5100, Seating: 2100, VIP seats: 100) After 6 minutes of play, Nirgua FC's Christian Urritz made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ricardo De La Vega was left in no man's land by his defense there! 13 minutes into the match, Nirgua FC's goalkeeper Ozzie Salinas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Josías Alkorta. Ozzie Salinas made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Deivi Garrick sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Nirgua FC's José Luis Venegas got a free kick in the 20th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jules Donato in the 23rd minute of play forced Nirgua FC's goalkeeper Ozzie Salinas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Josías Alkorta got free with Ozzie Salinas in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 27th minute Christian Urritz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo De La Vega saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Christian Urritz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Christian Urritz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Christian Urritz made the kick off in the second half. Ozzie Salinas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jules Donato, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. 53 minutes into the match, Aureliano Guerra notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Nirgua FC's Ozzie Salinas. Ozzie Salinas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a little luck, San Francisco de Marcoris's Ricardo De La Vega got control of the ball when Christian Urritz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Josías Alkorta's late challenge caught a Nirgua FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Josías Alkorta helped the player get up and apologised. Josías Alkorta kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Nirgua FC's Ozzie Salinas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zacarías Ferreyra in the 62nd minute of play. Ozzie Salinas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aureliano Guerra in the 70th minute of play. Nirgua FC's Ozzie Salinas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Deivi Garrick in the 71st minute of play. Ozzie Salinas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aureliano Guerra in the 72nd minute of play. Nirgua FC's Christian Urritz got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to San Francisco de Marcoris getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Deivi Garrick hit a great ball. In the 82nd minute, Jules Donato left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The San Francisco de Marcoris fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Alvaro Muñoz charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alvaro Muñoz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Alvaro Muñoz kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Nirgua FC defense, Josías Alkorta kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ozzie Salinas. The Nirgua FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ozzie Salinas should have stopped the shot. In the 95th minute of the match Alvaro Muñoz sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ozzie Salinas skillfully saved the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Nirgua FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for San Francisco de Marcoris.