League

Comendador
Spectators: 6843 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1843, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Calisto Banister took the kick off in the first half of the match. Rodrigo Estévez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcos Darcy, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. If Calisto Banister had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Ed Melgar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Calisto Banister fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Merlin Lagos having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anderson Minaya during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 18 played minutes Pedernales UC got a freekick which was hit by Anderson Minaya. Rodrigo Estévez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcos Darcy in the 19th minute of the match. Ed Melgar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arthur Ventura fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodrigo Estévez having to interfere. Merlin Lagos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Calisto Banister in the 38th minute of play. Merlin Lagos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Calisto Banister in the 39th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Comendador CF's goalkeeper Merlin Lagos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Arthur Ventura fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodrigo Estévez having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marcos Darcy was the one to do the kick off. Arthur Ventura received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Rodrigo Estévez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Ed Melgar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anderson Minaya hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Ed Melgar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ed Melgar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Marcos Darcy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rodrigo Estévez was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Pedernales UC's zone, Arthur Ventura stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rodrigo Estévez came out of the goal and Arthur Ventura tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Comendador CF's Merlin Lagos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Comendador CF from getting a goal against them. Comendador CF's Arthur Ventura got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 98 minutes into the game, Comendador CF's Arthur Ventura nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rodrigo Estévez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Comendador CF were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Pedernales UC for a fine match.