League

Libertador d America
Spectators: 7067 (Terracing: 5398, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 15) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Paulo Garaile took the kick off in the first half of the match. Habana Comunicaciones Clú's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Arturo Blai 10 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. After some careless play in the Habana Comunicaciones Clú defense, Casimiro Ramond kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Braulio Pitin. The Habana Comunicaciones Clú fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Braulio Pitin should have stopped the shot. Casimiro Ramond sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Paulo Garaile sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Romulo Maurin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulo Garaile, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Braulio Pitin made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Albano Salvino sent off a good shot on target. Habana Comunicaciones Clú's defense didn't have a chance, in the 29th minute, when Arturo Blai scored to the left of an out of position Braulio Pitin, making the score, 3-0. When Albano Salvino fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Independiente's protests and gave Albano Salvino a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Habana Comunicaciones Clú booed when Independiente was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albano Salvino didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 34th minute, German Lopez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Habana Comunicaciones Clú fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Casimiro Ramond fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Braulio Pitin having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Arturo Blai made the kick off in the second half. When Arturo Blai came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Independiente 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 Arturo Blai couldn't finish the play. In the 54th match minute, Habana Comunicaciones Clú was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victoriano Abancens to maneuver through the defense. After 59 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Independiente! The goalkeeper, Romulo Maurin, was totally fooled by Habana Comunicaciones Clú's Victoriano Abancens, who 60 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Arturo Blai fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Braulio Pitin having to interfere. Casimiro Ramond sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Orlando Soin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 84 minutes, Arturo Blai managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Independiente's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arturo Blai was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Braulio Pitin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Casimiro Ramond in the 86th minute of the match. Habana Comunicaciones Clú's Braulio Pitin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Casimiro Ramond in the 91st minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Independiente had played much better football throughout.