League

Amaná
Spectators: 7197 (Terracing: 5399, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Angelino Emesto got the match started through his kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jairo Tonio during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 7 minutes into the match, Jacinto Umbruso had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hipolito Mateo. LOS TOTOS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jacinto Umbruso was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Hipolito Mateo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacinto Umbruso, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 18th play minute Mauricio Beat came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Sergio Quirce. 1-1. Jacinto Umbruso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. German Bazkoare received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Hipolito Mateo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jacinto Umbruso might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hipolito Mateo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jacinto Umbruso ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling German Bazkoare in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hipolito Mateo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Angelino Emesto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Sergio Quirce made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mauricio Beat in the 47th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and German Bazkoare made a kick off. After some careless play in the Villa San Carlos defense, Mauricio Beat kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sergio Quirce. The Villa San Carlos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sergio Quirce should have stopped the shot. Mauricio Beat succeeded in the game's 58th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-1. 62 minutes into the match, LOS TOTOS's goalkeeper Hipolito Mateo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jacinto Umbruso. The audience was convinced that Angelino Emesto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sergio Quirce was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. Angelino Emesto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sergio Quirce having to interfere. Mauricio Beat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Sergio Quirce tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 71st minute Angelino Emesto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergio Quirce saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, LOS TOTOS's Hipolito Mateo got control of the ball when Jacinto Umbruso tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 75 played minutes LOS TOTOS got a freekick which was hit by Bernardino Rosio. Angelino Emesto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. LOS TOTOS's Mauricio Beat got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 86th minute, Angelino Emesto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sergio Quirce was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1. Sergio Quirce showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mauricio Beat in the 89th minute of the match. After 91 played minutes LOS TOTOS got a freekick which was hit by Gerardo Abalos. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The LOS TOTOS fans cheered their team off the field, for while Villa San Carlos had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.