Juan Roman Riquelme
Spectators: 7207 (Terracing: 5407,
Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 143) Chañares's Damaso Oton 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. When Gilberto Guerrero came up free with the goalie in the 2nd minute, the Club Atlético Cerveceros 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 Gilberto Guerrero couldn't finish the play. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Chañares's goalkeeper Gerardo Toro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 5 played minutes Chañares got a freekick which was hit by Angelo Confesor. Chañares's Geronimo Aimar got a good chance for a goal in the 11th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Desiderio Oihan might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gerardo Toro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Desiderio Oihan ran back to his position shaking his head. When Gilberto Guerrero came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Club Atlético Cerveceros 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 Gilberto Guerrero couldn't finish the play. After having played for 20 minutes, Gilberto Guerrero managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Club Atlético Cerveceros's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gilberto Guerrero was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 22nd minute, Gilberto Guerrero 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. In the 24thth minute of the game Damaso Oton who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Club Atlético Cerveceros's Filiberto Igon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Desiderio Oihan came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Club Atlético Cerveceros 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 Desiderio Oihan couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilberto Guerrero in the 35th minute of play forced Chañares's goalkeeper Gerardo Toro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gerardo Toro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gilberto Guerrero's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gilberto Guerrero to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilberto Guerrero in the 51st minute of play forced Chañares's goalkeeper Gerardo Toro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 52 minutes into the game, Luis Gonzalez was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chañares's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Club Atlético Cerveceros the free kick. A collision led to Chañares getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Luis Gonzalez hit a great ball. Gerardo Toro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Desiderio Oihan, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Geronimo Aimar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Filiberto Igon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Club Atlético Cerveceros's Octavio Tallia got a free kick in the 58th minute. 65 minutes into the match, Chañares's goal looked a bit too open when Desiderio Oihan came free, but Gerardo Toro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilberto Guerrero in the 67th minute of play forced Chañares's goalkeeper Gerardo Toro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th minute, Luis Gonzalez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th minute, Gilberto Guerrero made a precise shot to the right of Gerardo Toro. Chañares's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. A collision led to Club Atlético Cerveceros getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Genaro Monico hit a great ball. Damaso Oton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filiberto Igon having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damaso Oton in the 85th minute of play forced Club Atlético Cerveceros's goalkeeper Filiberto Igon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Desiderio Oihan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerardo Toro having to interfere. In the 89th minute, Eloy Basajaun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 96th minute Genaro Monico shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gerardo Toro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Club Atlético Cerveceros's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.
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