League

La Bombonera
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Bonifacio Abarca got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd match minute, Palermo Futbol Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaudencio Ereinotz to maneuver through the defense. After 4 played minutes Deportivo Norte got a freekick which was hit by Angelo Millan. When Severiano Hartz fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Deportivo Norte's protests and gave Severiano Hartz a yellow card for diving instead. The goalkeeper, Vinicio Modestio, was totally fooled by Palermo Futbol Club's Fernando Gonza, who 10 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. After having played for 15 minutes, Felipe Serafo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Palermo Futbol Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Felipe Serafo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Felipe Serafo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Vinicio Modestio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vinicio Modestio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felipe Serafo in the 26th minute of the match. Guaberto Eriz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bonifacio Abarca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vinicio Modestio stood somewhat misplaced when Felipe Serafo came free in front of goal and shot 2-0 to the left of him in the 35 minute. Honorio Lizar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Vinicio Modestio made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abelardo Jakue in the 40th minute of play forced Deportivo Norte's goalkeeper Vinicio Modestio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Honorio Lizar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 49th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Vinicio Modestio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Felipe Serafo's shot from short distance in the 50th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Felipe Serafo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Felipe Serafo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vinicio Modestio having to interfere. Honorio Lizar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Vinicio Modestio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Felipe Serafo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vinicio Modestio was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Felipe Serafo in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vinicio Modestio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Deportivo Norte's Vinicio Modestio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felipe Serafo in the 76th minute of play. Palermo Futbol Club's Felipe Serafo got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vinicio Modestio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felipe Serafo in the 80th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felipe Serafo in the 86th minute of play forced Deportivo Norte's goalkeeper Vinicio Modestio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Honorio Lizar 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. After some careless play in the Deportivo Norte defense, Honorio Lizar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vinicio Modestio. The Deportivo Norte fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vinicio Modestio should have stopped the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Abelardo Jakue during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After having played for 100 minutes, Israel Gartzi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Deportivo Norte's supporters crossed their fingers, but Israel Gartzi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. There was no doubt that Palermo Futbol Club were the better team. Palermo Futbol Club's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.