League

Mercedes
Spectators: 7211 (Terracing: 5409, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 143) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Godofredo Cordarryl made the kick off which started today's match. The audience was convinced that Cipriano Ferdinand's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eliseo Peli was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. With a little luck, Piñalitos's Norberto Abaurre got control of the ball when Robustiano Mel tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Piñalitos's Pascual Gartzea got a free kick in the 8th minute. The long shot by Rolando Herauso in the 9th minute really tested Norberto Abaurre's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Norberto Abaurre took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rogelio Terciero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Norberto Abaurre took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rogelio Terciero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Piñalitos's Cipriano Ferdinand got a free kick in the 19th minute. After some careless play in the Mercedes defense, Pascual Gartzea kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eliseo Peli. The Mercedes fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eliseo Peli should have stopped the shot. 26 minutes into the match, Piñalitos's goalkeeper Norberto Abaurre had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Robustiano Mel. In the 27th minute, Pascual Gartzea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ciro Honrio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Norberto Abaurre tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rogelio Terciero scored 1-1 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Norberto Abaurre, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Piñalitos's Pascual Gartzea managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Alfonso Delfino in the 35 minute of the game. When Godofredo Cordarryl came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Piñalitos 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 Godofredo Cordarryl couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Mercedes booed when Piñalitos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Godofredo Cordarryl didn't get a good kick on the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ciro Honrio to make the kick off. After 51 played minutes Mercedes got a freekick which was hit by Rogelio Terciero. The long shot by Primitivo Noe in the 52nd minute really tested Eliseo Peli's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The audience was convinced that Cipriano Ferdinand's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eliseo Peli was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Cipriano Ferdinand received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Eliseo Peli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eliseo Peli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Godofredo Cordarryl in the 61st minute of the match. Eliseo Peli made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Cipriano Ferdinand sent off a good shot on target. 64 minutes into the match, Robustiano Mel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Norberto Abaurre. Piñalitos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Robustiano Mel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Piñalitos's Norberto Abaurre played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciro Honrio in the 68th minute of play. Fermin Manuelo hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. In the 78th minute Robustiano Mel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Norberto Abaurre saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eliseo Peli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cipriano Ferdinand in the 83rd minute of the match. Mercedes's Robustiano Mel got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice moves Cipriano Ferdinand could shoot a difficult shot in the 87th minute, which Eliseo Peli however easily saved by the left post. After 95 played minutes Mercedes got a freekick which was hit by Alfonso Delfino. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.