League

EL TACUARAL
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Diego Eterno's Ni De Yun 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. After a defensive mix-up in CARPINCHO FC's zone, Ni De Yun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Xerardo Gasso came out of the goal and Ni De Yun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Cristián Cuenca fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CARPINCHO FC's protests and gave Cristián Cuenca a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Diego Eterno booed when CARPINCHO FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristián Cuenca didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 6th minute, Severo Jaen reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Modesto Santikurtz. The goal made the score 1-0. Jairo Kiliz struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Xerardo Gasso didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Diego Eterno. 11 minutes into the game, Diego Armando Lio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Diego Eterno's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave CARPINCHO FC the free kick. After 17 played minutes CARPINCHO FC got a freekick which was hit by Placido Ramond. After a rather tough play, CARPINCHO FC's Cristián Cuenca got a free kick in the 18th minute. David Cefero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in CARPINCHO FC's zone, Ni De Yun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Xerardo Gasso came out of the goal and Ni De Yun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of CARPINCHO FC booed when Diego Eterno was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. David Cefero didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Diego Eterno's Ni De Yun in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye CARPINCHO FC's goalie prevented a goal. Diego Eterno's Israel Erruki got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Ni De Yun came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Diego Eterno 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 Ni De Yun couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Diego Eterno's Jairo Kiliz got a free kick in the 36th minute. Cristián Cuenca's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Modesto Santikurtz firmly grabbed it by the left post. CARPINCHO FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cristián Cuenca in the 39th minute. A nice corner shot did that Cristián Cuenca got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Modesto Santikurtz quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jairo Kiliz in the 45th minute of play forced CARPINCHO FC's goalkeeper Xerardo Gasso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

With a little luck, CARPINCHO FC's Xerardo Gasso got control of the ball when Ni De Yun tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, CARPINCHO FC's Gustavo-Hernán Montiel got a free kick in the 54th minute. Diego Eterno's Ni De Yun got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Ni De Yun came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Diego Eterno 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 Ni De Yun couldn't finish the play. After 63 played minutes Ni De Yun rounded CARPINCHO FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-1. After 66 minutes, Jairo Kiliz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Diego Eterno and the CARPINCHO FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 67 played minutes Diego Eterno got a freekick which was hit by Jairo Kiliz. Richie Blue hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. In the 71st minute, CARPINCHO FC's Gustavo-Hernán Montiel seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Gustavo-Hernán Montiel the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of CARPINCHO FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Gustavo-Hernán Montiel had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in CARPINCHO FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 71st minute. Penalty! Ni De Yun scored 2-2 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Xerardo Gasso, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 75th minute Carolo Lope shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xerardo Gasso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 77th minute Diego Eterno were awarded a corner. Adan Piarres went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 81st match minute, Diego Eterno was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Israel Erruki to maneuver through the defense. In the 86th minute Ni De Yun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Xerardo Gasso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 89 minutes, Israel Erruki mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Diego Eterno and the CARPINCHO FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of CARPINCHO FC booed when Diego Eterno was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Israel Erruki didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ni De Yun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Xerardo Gasso having to interfere. Cristián Cuenca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Xerardo Gasso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ni De Yun's shot from short distance in the 97th minute. When the match had gone on for 98 minutes, Ni De Yun put it in 2-4 from a short distance just to the right of Xerardo Gasso. Diego Eterno's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.