Friendly League

Gigante de Arroyito
Spectators: 48 (Terracing: 37, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Onega started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute Daniel Onega shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hong Qing saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Aristides Lluc had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 10 minutes into the game, Ysmael Abad threw the ball into play from the sideline. Club Atlético Lea Papá's Ramiro Cuevas quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. A hard shot 12 in the game by Pablo Sánchez from a close distance when the talented Nicanor Ascencio managed to make a qualified save. El Pulpo Paceño's players were relieved. If Aristides Lluc had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aristides Lluc in the 14th minute of play forced Club Atlético Lea Papá's goalkeeper Hong Qing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. El Pulpo Paceño's Nicanor Ascencio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save El Pulpo Paceño from getting a goal against them. If Pablo Sánchez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 18 minutes into the match, El Pulpo Paceño's Aristides Lluc sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hong Qing narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Anton Donose might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nicanor Ascencio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Anton Donose ran back to his position shaking his head. Pablo Sánchez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 25 minutes into the match, El Pulpo Paceño's goal looked a bit too open when Anton Donose came free, but Nicanor Ascencio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nicanor Ascencio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Anton Donose's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. 34 minutes into the match, El Pulpo Paceño's goalkeeper Nicanor Ascencio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pablo Sánchez. In the 40th minute Alvar Ponce shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicanor Ascencio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, Club Atlético Lea Papá's Nicanor Ascencio threw himself towards the right post 42 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Michal Jehlička, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Club Atlético Lea Papá's Hong Qing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Onega in the 45th minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anton Donose to make the kick off. Anton Donose received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Nicanor Ascencio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Club Atlético Lea Papá's Honorio Endira was substituted for Gao Chuan. Nicanor Ascencio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anton Donose in the 65th minute of play. Club Atlético Lea Papá's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Pablo Sánchez in the 66th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Alvar Ponce managed to get in a good position for a shot. Club Atlético Lea Papá's supporters rose to their feet, but Alvar Ponce was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nicanor Ascencio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. El Pulpo Paceño's Idacio Abecia quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Ramiro Cuevas, made in the 70th minute of the game. Aristides Lluc recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Pablo Sánchez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Club Atlético Lea Papá's supporters rose to their feet, but Pablo Sánchez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nicanor Ascencio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. El Pulpo Paceño made a substitution. Joseph Lockwood replaced Aristides Lluc. Alvar Ponce received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Nicanor Ascencio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Anton Donose had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Nicanor Ascencio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aldo-Pedro Poy in the 82nd minute of play. Nicanor Ascencio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aldo-Pedro Poy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 86 minutes El Pulpo Paceño's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Pablo Sánchez who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Pablo Sánchez almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but El Pulpo Paceño's Nicanor Ascencio did a great save. After 88 minutes El Pulpo Paceño's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Pablo Sánchez who took care of the corner kick. Hong Qing made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joseph Lockwood in the 91st minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, Svetoslav Genkov notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Club Atlético Lea Papá's Hong Qing. Hong Qing was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Chants of El Pulpo Paceño echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Club Atlético Lea Papá had held the ball for most of the match.