League

Estadio Scalonetta
Spectators: 7441 (Terracing: 5582, Seating: 1711, VIP seats: 148) Gregorio Francho started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 5th minute, Malvin Saura made a precise shot to the right of Vinicio Cordareo. Deportivo Scalonetta's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The supporters of Deportivo Scalonetta booed when Lugano Futbol was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kenneth Merenga didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 18 minutes of play, Lugano Futbol's Apolo Marz made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vinicio Cordareo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Lugano Futbol's Aleksey Goldshtein proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Lugano Futbol from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Fabricio Basualdo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aleksey Goldshtein was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. 27 minutes into the match, Lugano Futbol's goal looked a bit too open when Fabricio Basualdo came free, but Aleksey Goldshtein reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 30th minute Gregorio Francho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aleksey Goldshtein saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Gregorio Francho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lugano Futbol's Aleksey Goldshtein played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabricio Basualdo in the 35th minute of play. Lugano Futbol's Apolo Marz got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 42 minutes into the game, Matias Aurre was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lugano Futbol's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Deportivo Scalonetta the free kick. In the 42nd match minute, Lugano Futbol was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matias Aurre to maneuver through the defense. 43 minutes into the match, Lugano Futbol's goalkeeper Aleksey Goldshtein had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sebastian Abella. Vinicio Cordareo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kenneth Merenga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half Lugano Futbol were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Apolo Marz made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kenneth Merenga in the 54th minute of play forced Deportivo Scalonetta's goalkeeper Vinicio Cordareo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aleksey Goldshtein made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Felipe Bernal in the 55th minute of play. After some careless play in the Deportivo Scalonetta defense, Malvin Saura kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vinicio Cordareo. The Deportivo Scalonetta fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vinicio Cordareo should have stopped the shot. Apolo Marz's late challenge caught a Deportivo Scalonetta's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Apolo Marz helped the player get up and apologised. Apolo Marz kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. A collision led to Deportivo Scalonetta getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Fabricio Basualdo hit a great ball. If Malvin Saura had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Lugano Futbol's Eustacio Estebe got a free kick in the 69th minute. Aleksey Goldshtein showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gregorio Francho in the 71st minute of the match. Gregorio Francho took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aleksey Goldshtein. Aleksey Goldshtein dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Malvin Saura could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Vinicio Cordareo made a huge save. If Apolo Marz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lugano Futbol's Apolo Marz got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 83 minutes of play, Deportivo Scalonetta's Sebastian Abella made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aleksey Goldshtein was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 88th minute, Malvin Saura made a precise shot to the right of Vinicio Cordareo. Deportivo Scalonetta's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-4. Eustacio Estebe charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eustacio Estebe the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 93rd match minute, Lugano Futbol was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eustacio Estebe to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sebastian Abella in the 94th minute of play forced Lugano Futbol's goalkeeper Aleksey Goldshtein to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vinicio Cordareo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Guido Elazar went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-5 was the resulting score. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Lugano Futbol had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.