League

Gardey
Spectators: 6940 (Terracing: 5250, Seating: 1670, VIP seats: 20) Gardey's Vladimiro Koldo 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. The audience was convinced that Rolando Tallia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tiburcio Rocendo was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. In the 11th minute Florentino Calisto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tiburcio Rocendo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 18 minutes, Florentino Calisto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Comunicaciones's supporters crossed their fingers, but Florentino Calisto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rolando Tallia in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tiburcio Rocendo saved Gardey from getting behind. In the 23rd minute, Gardey's Urbano James seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Urbano James the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Gardey protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Urbano James had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Rolando Tallia shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Tiburcio Rocendo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luciano Cordario, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 31 minutes into the match, Gardey's goal looked a bit too open when Rolando Tallia came free, but Tiburcio Rocendo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tiburcio Rocendo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rolando Tallia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rolando Tallia in the 39th minute of play forced Gardey's goalkeeper Tiburcio Rocendo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Rolando Tallia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Comunicaciones's supporters rose to their feet, but Rolando Tallia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tiburcio Rocendo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Florentino Calisto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tiburcio Rocendo having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rolando Tallia to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Comunicaciones getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Celedonio Nuñez hit a great ball. Tiburcio Rocendo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florentino Calisto in the 57th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florentino Calisto in the 64th minute of play forced Gardey's goalkeeper Tiburcio Rocendo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pablo Raphael received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Aristides Elija tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aristides Elija showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isidro Daunte, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Comunicaciones's goalkeeper Aristides Elija, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 73rd minute, Pablo Raphael made a precise shot to the right of Aristides Elija. Comunicaciones's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Pablo Raphael recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 80th minute, one of Comunicaciones:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Comunicaciones. Aristides Elija went to the wrong direction when Romeo Chabier was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Florentino Calisto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Comunicaciones getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Celso Cerilo hit a great ball. In the 95th minute of the match Celso Cerilo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tiburcio Rocendo skillfully saved the ball. Comunicaciones played a much better game than Gardey and deserved their victory. The Gardey players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.