League

Estadio Mazán
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gică Hagi made the kick off which started today's match. In the 2nd minute, Zacarias Arnau hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Fausto Natanael had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Gică Hagi put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Nemesio Constancio. When Gică Hagi came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Caballito 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 Gică Hagi couldn't finish the play. Arnoldo Cebo kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Gică Hagi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nemesio Constancio having to make a save. 15 minutes into the match, Caballito's Gică Hagi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Nemesio Constancio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nemesio Constancio came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by Caballito's Joel Francis. But to his dismay, Joel Francis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. After 21 minutes, Sebastian Nuno mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mazán and the Caballito players grew even worse after the yellow card. Sebastian Nuno kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. 24 minutes into the game, Caballito's Fausto Natanael nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nemesio Constancio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Arnoldo Cebo kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. If Gică Hagi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 33 minutes into the match, Fausto Natanael notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Mazán's Nemesio Constancio. Nemesio Constancio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 36 minutes into the game, Fausto Natanael cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Nemesio Constancio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the Mazán defense, Fausto Natanael kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nemesio Constancio. The Mazán fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nemesio Constancio should have stopped the shot. In the 43rd minute, Gică Hagi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Caballito fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-7 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zacarias Arnau to make the kick off. If Fausto Natanael had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Luke in the 55th minute of play forced Caballito's goalkeeper William Sénéchal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Mazán's zone, Fausto Natanael stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nemesio Constancio came out of the goal and Fausto Natanael tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 70th minute, Caballito's Fausto Natanael ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Nemesio Constancio. Nemesio Constancio yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-10. Nemesio Constancio made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when João Barbosa sent off a good shot on target. Gică Hagi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Nemesio Constancio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. João Barbosa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Nemesio Constancio having to make a save. In the 79th minute, Caballito's Gică Hagi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-11. Caballito's João Barbosa came free and shot a quick shot against goal 82 minutes in the game, fortunately Nemesio Constancio had problems saving as it came toward the left post. After 84 minutes Mazán's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Shi Ying Jian who took care of the corner kick. When Caballito's João Barbosa in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mazán's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Mazán's zone, Gică Hagi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nemesio Constancio came out of the goal and Gică Hagi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nemesio Constancio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tomás Inocente went, in the 96th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-13 was the resulting score. Caballito played a much better game than Mazán and deserved their victory. The Mazán players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.