Doble Visera
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Juniors FC's Uriel Isias started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Lázaro Colon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aitor Branca, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After 6 minutes of play, Juniors FC's Uriel Isias made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Javier Perpiñán was left in no man's land by his defense there! 11 minutes into the match, Aitor Branca dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Lázaro Colon, 1-1. In the 16th minute, Mario Rodriguez made a precise shot to the right of Lázaro Colon. Juniors FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. The throw-in from Lewis Tearle in the 18th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Juniors FC's Eduardo Gervaso. Lázaro Colon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aitor Branca in the 21st minute of the match. After 23 played minutes Juniors FC got a freekick which was hit by Kami Glik. 23 minutes into the match, Juniors FC's goal looked a bit too open when Aitor Branca came free, but Lázaro Colon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 30 minutes into the match, Juniors FC's goalkeeper Lázaro Colon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mario Rodriguez. Lázaro Colon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aitor Branca, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. 39 minutes into the match, Uriel Isias had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Javier Perpiñán. Dolar Blue Ψ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Uriel Isias was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. In the 42nd minute Nicanor Porfirio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Javier Perpiñán saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Uriel Isias's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Javier Perpiñán was relentless in the 47th minute of the game. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 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. Aitor Branca was the one to do the kick off. Javier Perpiñán took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicanor Porfirio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 53 minutes into the match, Dolar Blue Ψ's goal looked a bit too open when Nicanor Porfirio came free, but Javier Perpiñán reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Juniors FC getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Wlodzimierz Lepper hit a great ball. Dolar Blue Ψ's Enzo Lazcano was substituted for Teofilo Umbruso. Dolar Blue Ψ made a substitution. Julian Beturian replaced Mario Rodriguez. Juniors FC's Enrique Frasco was substituted for Uriel Isias. Dolar Blue Ψ made a substitution. Arnulfo Chano replaced Aitor Branca. Enrique Frasco's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Javier Perpiñán read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. 84 minutes had been played when some careless play by Dolar Blue Ψ's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Enrique Frasco was slow to take the kick. During this time Juniors FC's players had a chance to rest. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severino Garikoitz in the 89th minute of play forced Dolar Blue Ψ's goalkeeper Javier Perpiñán to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 91st minute, Eduardo Gervaso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 94th minute Arnulfo Chano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lázaro Colon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 95 minutes into the match, Juniors FC's goal looked a bit too open when Julian Beturian came free, but Lázaro Colon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Neither Dolar Blue Ψ or Juniors FC succeeded in finding a winner during the second half. That meant the players faced another 30 minutes of extra-time.
After resting during the break, the players from both teams went out on the field looking very concentrated. It was now first half of the overtime. Enrique Frasco made the kick off and play began. Lázaro Colon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arnulfo Chano in the 101st minute. With his leg Lázaro Colon managed to avoid a goal in the 103rdth minute, when Dolar Blue Ψ's Julian Beturian fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Lázaro Colon stood somewhat misplaced when Julian Beturian came free in front of goal and shot 3-2 to the left of him in the 103 minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Dolar Blue Ψ fans cheered their team off the field, for while Juniors FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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