League

Estadio Médanos
Spectators: 7217 (Terracing: 5414, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Teofilo Mambru started the match with the kick off. Anier Pinto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Fidel Iztal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 11 minutes into the game, Teofilo Mambru cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Fidel Iztal was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Teofilo Mambru in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fidel Iztal prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 16th minute, Anier Pinto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sangre Granate F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. If Teofilo Mambru had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sangre Granate F.C.'s Teofilo Mambru got a good chance for a goal in the 26th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Verdinegros San Juan's zone, Teofilo Mambru stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fidel Iztal came out of the goal and Teofilo Mambru tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teofilo Mambru in the 33rd minute of play forced Verdinegros San Juan's goalkeeper Fidel Iztal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36thth minute of the game Anier Pinto who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Verdinegros San Juan's Fidel Iztal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Teofilo Mambru sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Verdinegros San Juan's Paulo Panfilo got a free kick in the 44th minute. Teofilo Mambru sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Simon Basualdo was the one to do the kick off. Anier Pinto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gerardo Artizar hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Ezequiel Romero was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 59th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. A collision led to Verdinegros San Juan getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Gerardo Artizar hit a great ball. A collision led to Verdinegros San Juan getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Gerardo Artizar hit a great ball. In the 65th minute, Ezequiel Romero sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Verdinegros San Juan's Fidel Iztal didn't even have to move. Anier Pinto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Fidel Iztal made a huge save. Simon Basualdo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arnulfo Ruy read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. Teofilo Mambru sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Simon Basualdo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Verdinegros San Juan's supporters rose to their feet, but Simon Basualdo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arnulfo Ruy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Verdinegros San Juan's Cayetano Manuelo got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Simon Basualdo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnulfo Ruy having to interfere. 94 minutes into the match, Verdinegros San Juan's Cayetano Manuelo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arnulfo Ruy narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Sangre Granate F.C.'s zone, Cayetano Manuelo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arnulfo Ruy came out of the goal and Cayetano Manuelo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.