League

Estadio Funchal
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1400, VIP seats: 100) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Aldomiro Bautista started the match with the kick off. Fiz Zuloaga kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Natal Burcena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ermano Echeverria in the 3rd minute of the match. Natal Burcena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ermano Echeverria, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Rudolfo Giraldez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Hondo Toledano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Natal Burcena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ermano Echeverria, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Fiz Zuloaga kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, C.D.P.'s Rocendo Balaunde got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Aldomiro Bautista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Natal Burcena having to interfere. In the 34th match minute, Chichiriviche Deportivo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aldomiro Bautista to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to C.D.P. getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Rocendo Balaunde hit a great ball. When Nacho Larquera fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Chichiriviche Deportivo's protests and gave Nacho Larquera a yellow card for diving instead. In the 37th match minute, Chichiriviche Deportivo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nacho Larquera to maneuver through the defense. 40 minutes into the match, Chichiriviche Deportivo's Ermano Echeverria sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Natal Burcena narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Chichiriviche Deportivo getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Hartz Martioda hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 47 minutes, Rayman Tellez took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Hondo Toledano to make any attempt to save it. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

C.D.P.'s Natal Burcena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ermano Echeverria in the 56th minute of play. Ermano Echeverria received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Natal Burcena tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hondo Toledano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rayman Tellez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 71st match minute, C.D.P. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cordarrol Areta to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ermano Echeverria in the 73rd minute of play forced C.D.P.'s goalkeeper Natal Burcena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aldomiro Bautista's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Natal Burcena firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rayman Tellez in the 94th minute of play forced Chichiriviche Deportivo's goalkeeper Hondo Toledano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The C.D.P. fans cheered their team off the field, for while Chichiriviche Deportivo had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.