League

Barreal
Spectators: 7345 (Terracing: 5511, Seating: 1689, VIP seats: 145) Anibal Iaki made the kick off and thus started the match. After having played for 8 minutes, Pascual Delfino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La Cruz del Sur's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pascual Delfino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 11 minutes, Clemente Justin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Barreal and the La Cruz del Sur players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 11 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Barreal! Pascual Delfino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Neymar Junior having to interfere. Arnoldo Ioritz 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. After a rather tough play, La Cruz del Sur's Octavio Aurre got a free kick in the 19th minute. Freddy Olando received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Neymar Junior tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pascual Delfino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Octavio Aurre sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to La Cruz del Sur getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Igor Hernandez hit a great ball. Feliciano Cisco made in the 39th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by La Cruz del Sur's Teofilo Lander. Benicio Eguntsenti was out of position in the 46 minute of play, and Anibal Iaki capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Anibal Iaki really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. 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 Pascual Delfino to make the kick off. If Freddy Olando had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 54 minutes into the match, Barreal's goal looked a bit too open when Freddy Olando came free, but Neymar Junior reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Octavio Aurre could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Neymar Junior made a huge save. Freddy Olando fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Neymar Junior having to interfere. When Pascual Delfino came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the La Cruz del Sur 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 Pascual Delfino couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pascual Delfino in the 69th minute of play forced Barreal's goalkeeper Neymar Junior to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 71 minutes had been played when some careless play by Barreal's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Octavio Aurre was slow to take the kick. During this time La Cruz del Sur's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Cosme Cutberto got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Neymar Junior quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Igor Hernandez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Pascual Delfino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Freddy Olando came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the La Cruz del Sur 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 Freddy Olando couldn't finish the play. In the 83rd minute, Pascual Delfino fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Neymar Junior, passed just outside the right post. Efrain Aballe struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Neymar Junior didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for La Cruz del Sur. If Freddy Olando had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Octavio Aurre managed to get in a good position for a shot. La Cruz del Sur's supporters rose to their feet, but Octavio Aurre was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Neymar Junior breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Efrain Aballe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Neymar Junior tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. La Cruz del Sur were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.