League

Andromeda
Spectators: 6515 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 15) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mauro Bautista got the match started through his kick off. After 6 played minutes Galaxia FC got a freekick which was hit by Benjamín Palma. Augusto Najarro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Zepeda, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauro Bautista in the 11th minute of play forced Galaxia FC's goalkeeper Augusto Najarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Zepeda in the 13th minute of play forced Galaxia FC's goalkeeper Augusto Najarro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Augusto Najarro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaime Pedrozo in the 17th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the game, Luis Zepeda cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Augusto Najarro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of Galaxia FC booed when Club Olimpia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claudio Villalobos didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Gabriel Cetino managed to get in a good position for a shot. Galaxia FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gabriel Cetino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eraldo Hidalgo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Galaxia FC's goalkeeper Augusto Najarro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 30th match minute, Galaxia FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Collado to maneuver through the defense. After 34 played minutes Galaxia FC got a freekick which was hit by Benjamín Palma. Mauro Bautista struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Augusto Najarro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Club Olimpia. When Nicolás Sandoval fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Club Olimpia's protests and gave Nicolás Sandoval a yellow card for diving instead. Nicolás Sandoval hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Augusto Najarro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Zepeda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gabriel Cetino was the one to do the kick off. Mauro Bautista received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Augusto Najarro came out and tried to block the shot, but Mauro Bautista slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 55th minute. Club Olimpia's Claudio Villalobos suffered a fractured collar bone after 58 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 58 minutes, Rolando Galeas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Galaxia FC and the Club Olimpia players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 59 played minutes Galaxia FC got a freekick which was hit by Rolando Galeas. After 60 played minutes, Club Olimpia's Isaac Gomez shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Augusto Najarro came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Club Olimpia reached it. Luis Zepeda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Augusto Najarro having to interfere. Jaime Pedrozo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Augusto Najarro having to interfere. Gilberto Lovo struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Eraldo Hidalgo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Galaxia FC. If Gilberto Lovo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 70 minutes into the match, Club Olimpia's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel Cetino came free, but Eraldo Hidalgo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nicolás Sandoval could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Augusto Najarro made a huge save. When Luis Zepeda came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Club Olimpia fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Luis Zepeda couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Galaxia FC's zone, Jaime Pedrozo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Augusto Najarro came out of the goal and Jaime Pedrozo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Gabriel Cetino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luis Zepeda might have been able to make a better finish in the 92nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Augusto Najarro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Luis Zepeda ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Jaime Pedrozo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Augusto Najarro was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. When the match was over Club Olimpia could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Galaxia FC throughout the match.