League

Piritucual
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Marino Cuenca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Oxarra Palomeque tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Oxarra Palomeque showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nuno Zuñiga in the 5th minute of the match. Marino Cuenca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Piritucual booed when Imperio F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leonel Cosio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marino Cuenca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 16th minute Nuno Zuñiga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oxarra Palomeque saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 22 minutes, Marino Cuenca managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Piritucual's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marino Cuenca was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 26 minutes into the match, Imperio F.C's Atarratze Manzanares sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gonzalo Alamea narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 30th minute Atarratze Manzanares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gonzalo Alamea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Oxarra Palomeque stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nuno Zuñiga's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Garaile Berrez in the 36th minute of play forced Piritucual's goalkeeper Gonzalo Alamea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rocendo Obiano shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. If Nuno Zuñiga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nuno Zuñiga was the one to do the kick off. After 57 minutes of play, Piritucual's Nuno Zuñiga made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Oxarra Palomeque was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Piritucual's Nuno Zuñiga in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Imperio F.C's goalie prevented a goal. Nuno Zuñiga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Oxarra Palomeque stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nuno Zuñiga's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. Imperio F.C's Oxarra Palomeque played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nuno Zuñiga in the 77th minute of play. Atarratze Manzanares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gonzalo Alamea having to interfere. A collision led to Piritucual getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Renaldo Medinilla hit a great ball. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind Imperio F.C's goalkeeper Oxarra Palomeque, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nuno Zuñiga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oxarra Palomeque having to interfere. Oxarra Palomeque made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marino Cuenca in the 96th minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Piritucual had played much better football throughout.