Challenge

Est Hernando Siles
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) After a defensive mix-up in Bolivia's zone, Geronimo Caton stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Camilo Freixa came out of the goal and Geronimo Caton tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 8 minutes, Natalio Delfino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cosmos Urquiza's supporters crossed their fingers, but Natalio Delfino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Bolivia's zone, Geronimo Caton stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Camilo Freixa came out of the goal and Geronimo Caton tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 13th minute, Cristo Baudelio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 17th minute Arnoldo Lohitzun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Camilo Freixa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eduardo Fontirroig in the 19th minute of play forced Cosmos Urquiza's goalkeeper Manuel Macerio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Arnoldo Lohitzun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Francisco Gallo's late challenge caught a Cosmos Urquiza's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Francisco Gallo helped the player get up and apologised. 24 minutes into the game, Geronimo Caton cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Camilo Freixa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 33 minutes into the match, Arnoldo Lohitzun notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Bolivia's Camilo Freixa. Camilo Freixa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 41st minute, Bolivia's Eduardo Fontirroig ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Manuel Macerio. Manuel Macerio yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. 44 minutes into the match, Feliberto Panfilo notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Bolivia's Camilo Freixa. Camilo Freixa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mario Fernandino was the one to do the kick off. After 52 minutes of play, Cosmos Urquiza's Arnoldo Lohitzun made it 1-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Camilo Freixa was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 56th minute, Geronimo Caton ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Camilo Freixa was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-5. Natalio Delfino recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Arnoldo Lohitzun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Camilo Freixa having to interfere. Julian Balendin kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Eduardo Fontirroig hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Manuel Macerio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eduardo Fontirroig in the 69th minute of play. Arnoldo Lohitzun scored 1-6 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Camilo Freixa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Francisco Gallo got his second yellow card in the match during the 75th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Francisco Gallo hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. If Natalio Delfino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 82nd match minute, Bolivia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mario Fernandino to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot 87 in the game by Geronimo Caton from a close distance when the talented Camilo Freixa managed to make a qualified save. Bolivia's players were relieved. Natalio Delfino took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Camilo Freixa. Camilo Freixa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-7. Eduardo Fontirroig fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Macerio having to interfere. Alfonso de la Cruz hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match.