League

La Estancia
Spectators: 7587 (Terracing: 5691, Seating: 1745, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lázaro Chap took the kick off in the first half of the match. Guaberto Cucao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lázaro Ekain in the 8th minute of the match. In the 9th minute, Mainumby's Ladislao Serafo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. In the 15thth minute of the game Lázaro Ekain who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mainumby's Guaberto Cucao was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. GARIBALDI FC's Rene Llorian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lázaro Chap in the 17th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Ambrosio Colas put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Guaberto Cucao. The audience was convinced that Lázaro Ekain's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Guaberto Cucao was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Guaberto Cucao made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benedicto Silbestre in the 31st minute of play. Silvano Tiadoro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rene Llorian having to interfere. A collision led to Mainumby getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. David Isusko hit a great ball. 41 minutes into the match, Mainumby's goal looked a bit too open when Lázaro Ekain came free, but Guaberto Cucao reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41st minute, Lázaro Ekain left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The GARIBALDI FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benedicto Silbestre in the 45th minute of play forced Mainumby's goalkeeper Guaberto Cucao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ladislao Serafo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Rene Llorian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mainumby made a substitution. Francisco Dominic replaced Nunez Gizon. Disappointed in the 2-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ambrosio Colas made a kick off. A well done corner resulted in Luis Gelacio drilling the ball in to score 3-3 behind GARIBALDI FC's goalkeeper. GARIBALDI FC's Rene Llorian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ladislao Serafo in the 63rd minute of play. Mainumby's Guaberto Cucao played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benedicto Silbestre in the 64th minute of play. 65 minutes into the match, GARIBALDI FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lázaro Chap came free, but Rene Llorian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Lázaro Chap, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 67 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Rene Llorian was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Francisco Dominic received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Rene Llorian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 75 minutes into the game, Lázaro Ekain cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-5. Guaberto Cucao was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Lázaro Ekain's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Guaberto Cucao was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. In the 83rd minute, David Isusko had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. Erubiel Dubardo's late challenge caught a Mainumby's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Erubiel Dubardo helped the player get up and apologised. Erubiel Dubardo hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Erubiel Dubardo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 92 minutes into the match, Mainumby's goalkeeper Guaberto Cucao had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ambrosio Colas. GARIBALDI FC were awarded a corner in the 94th minute after Mainumby's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Guillermo Ezkerra took the corner. Ambrosio Colas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Figueroa in the 97th minute of play forced Mainumby's goalkeeper Guaberto Cucao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The GARIBALDI FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing GARIBALDI FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.