League

22 de Agosto
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. German Beila started the match with the kick off. Anibal Vedillo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from German Beila, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. The supporters of Lugano booed when Libertad Sporting Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leo Steven didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tomas Piarres fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arturo Milian having to interfere. Filomeno Jon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Arturo Milian made a huge save. Filomeno Jon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Arturo Milian made a huge save. After 13th play minutes Tomas Piarres shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Arturo Milian and just under the crossbar into goal. The audience was convinced that German Beila's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anibal Vedillo was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. Lugano's German Beila got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Arturo Milian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomas Piarres in the 22nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by German Beila in the 26th minute of play forced Libertad Sporting Club's goalkeeper Anibal Vedillo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Lugano getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Albino Carlomagno hit a great ball. Tomas Piarres might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arturo Milian. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tomas Piarres ran back to his position shaking his head. 32 minutes into the match, Filomeno Jon notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Lugano's Arturo Milian. Arturo Milian was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Arturo Milian showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomas Piarres, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. When Filomeno Jon came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Libertad Sporting Club 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 Filomeno Jon couldn't finish the play. After 38 played minutes Lugano got a freekick which was hit by Romeo Guillelme. Tomas Piarres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arturo Milian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomas Piarres in the 41st minute of play. 44 minutes into the match, Lugano's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Piarres came free, but Arturo Milian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cirilo Ortle hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match.

Arturo Milian came out of the goal in the 54th minute to try and stop a shot by Libertad Sporting Club's Filomeno Jon. But to his dismay, Filomeno Jon quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Anibal Vedillo made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when German Beila sent off a good shot on target. If Albino Carlomagno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edgard Pelagius's late challenge caught a Libertad Sporting Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edgard Pelagius helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Lugano getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Edgard Pelagius hit a great ball. After 62 played minutes, Libertad Sporting Club's Saturnino Sayveon shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Arturo Milian came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Libertad Sporting Club reached it. When Angelo Veto fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lugano's protests and gave Angelo Veto a yellow card for diving instead. In the 67th minute, Angelo Veto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 71 minutes, Albino Carlomagno mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lugano and the Libertad Sporting Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Lugano getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Albino Carlomagno hit a great ball. Anibal Vedillo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from German Beila in the 80th minute of the match. The supporters of Lugano booed when Libertad Sporting Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anacleto Goyo didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Nestor Ellande fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Libertad Sporting Club's protests and gave Nestor Ellande a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Lugano booed when Libertad Sporting Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nestor Ellande didn't get a good kick on the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Lugano players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Libertad Sporting Club.