League

Claromeco
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) CellCenter Pergamino's Paulo Crispo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Anibal Vidal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. CellCenter Pergamino's Javier Lano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eduardo Bernabel in the 10th minute of play. A collision led to CellCenter Pergamino getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Gilberto Hanot hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anibal Vidal during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 15th match minute, Kaiken was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anibal Vidal to maneuver through the defense. Kaiken's Agustin Ayala played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orlando Foro in the 18th minute of play. A collision led to Kaiken getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Benjamin Arixo hit a great ball. If Paulo Crispo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 35 minutes into the match, CellCenter Pergamino's Jorge Resto sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Agustin Ayala narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 37 minutes, Benjamin Arixo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kaiken's supporters crossed their fingers, but Benjamin Arixo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Eduardo Bernabel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eduardo Bernabel was the one to do the kick off. Javier Lano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamin Arixo in the 52nd minute of play. Benjamin Arixo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Javier Lano having to interfere. When Eduardo Bernabel came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Kaiken 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 Eduardo Bernabel couldn't finish the play. In the 56th minute, Gong Xing Xiao got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Eduardo Bernabel scored 0-1 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Javier Lano, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 63 minutes, Carmelo Chaime mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CellCenter Pergamino and the Kaiken players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 63rd minute, Carmelo Chaime hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eduardo Bernabel blasted a shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Javier Lano having to make a save. Gong Xing Xiao sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 75 minutes into the match, Eduardo Bernabel notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of CellCenter Pergamino's Javier Lano. Javier Lano was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Eduardo Bernabel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to CellCenter Pergamino getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Carmelo Chaime hit a great ball. Kaiken's Agustin Ayala played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jorge Resto in the 84th minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Kaiken's Eduardo Bernabel sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Javier Lano narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Eduardo Bernabel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Javier Lano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Kaiken had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.