League

Estadio San Martín
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Valer Hăulică took the kick off in the first half of the match. Escalada City FC's Pastor Noriega played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valer Hăulică in the 2nd minute of play. Pastor Noriega made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diego Isusko in the 5th minute of play. Pastor Noriega showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruno Jurdan in the 7th minute of the match. Pastor Quiroga might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Severo Umbruso. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pastor Quiroga ran back to his position shaking his head. The supporters of Deportivo Hernando booed when Escalada City FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erol Simpatiaji didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 22 played minutes Escalada City FC got a freekick which was hit by Hernán Abril. Severo Umbruso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pastor Quiroga, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. The audience was convinced that Pastor Quiroga's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Severo Umbruso was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Severo Umbruso made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Pastor Quiroga sent off a good shot on target. When Celestino Ponce fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Escalada City FC's protests and gave Celestino Ponce a yellow card for diving instead. In the 34th minute, Bruno Jurdan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Deportivo Hernando fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abel Emenon during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Severo Umbruso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pastor Quiroga, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Pastor Noriega made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valer Hăulică in the 46th minute of play. Pastor Noriega showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valer Hăulică in the 48th minute of the match. After the first half Deportivo Hernando were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Pastor Quiroga was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute Valer Hăulică shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pastor Noriega saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Valer Hăulică received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Pastor Noriega came out and tried to block the shot, but Valer Hăulică slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 56th minute. Pastor Noriega made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Diego Isusko sent off a good shot on target. Iker Ieltxus short, quick shot in the 70thth minute got Pastor Noriega to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 72 played minutes Deportivo Hernando got a freekick which was hit by Lorenzo Elia. In the 76th minute, Celestino Beti reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Pastor Noriega. The goal made the score 0-4. Valer Hăulică could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 79th minute of the match, but Pastor Noriega made a huge save. With 88 minutes on the clock, Jairo Ovando commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Jairo Ovando kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Severo Umbruso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abel Emenon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 94 minutes into the match, Escalada City FC's goalkeeper Pastor Noriega had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Valer Hăulică. Pastor Noriega made an important save on a dangerous shot by Valer Hăulică in the 96th minute. Deportivo Hernando'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.