League

Estadio Belen
Spectators: 6996 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) Khilu Areguá Paraguay's Cristobal Ituarte saw an opening behind the goalie Fernandez Fernandez in the 2ndth minute and tried to shoot past into the top right corner, but with great reflexes Fernandez Fernandez with one arm managed to save the shot in the last secound. In the 7th minute Chico Varsana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Frichoso Meneses saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zeruko Curcio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With his leg Fernandez Fernandez managed to avoid a goal in the 15thth minute, when Khilu Areguá Paraguay's Balasi Cerrabe fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 21st minute Balasi Cerrabe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fernandez Fernandez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mederi Almonte struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Frichoso Meneses didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Beatriz. Mederi Almonte blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Frichoso Meneses having to make a save. Zeruko Curcio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Frichoso Meneses having to interfere. After having played for 31 minutes, Zeruko Curcio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Beatriz's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zeruko Curcio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mederi Almonte received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Frichoso Meneses tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 36th minute, Chico Varsana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fernandez Fernandez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristobal Ituarte in the 38th minute of play. Cristobal Ituarte was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 45th minute. Khilu Areguá Paraguay's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After 46 played minutes Beatriz got a freekick which was hit by Pes Carbajal. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cristobal Ituarte made a kick off. In the 55th minute, Tallia Marsella hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zeruko Curcio received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Frichoso Meneses came out and tried to block the shot, but Zeruko Curcio slotted it home off the left post making it 0-1 in the 63rd minute. Mederi Almonte sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Frichoso Meneses took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zeruko Curcio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zeruko Curcio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Frichoso Meneses tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Beatriz's Marques Pubill got a free kick in the 71st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristobal Ituarte during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Cristobal Ituarte hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Zeruko Curcio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Frichoso Meneses was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. Timeteo Rescuro hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. During the 83rd minute of the match Cristobal Ituarte completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Cristobal Ituarte a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Cristobal Ituarte hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Mederi Almonte was extremely unlucky when he, in the 87th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. When Librado Zornoza fell near the penalty area in the 88th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Khilu Areguá Paraguay's protests and gave Librado Zornoza a yellow card for diving instead. In the 93rd minute, Mederi Almonte reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Frichoso Meneses. The goal made the score 0-2. When the final whistle sounded Beatriz left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Khilu Areguá Paraguay.