League

Riachuelo
Spectators: 7125 (Terracing: 5453, Seating: 1672, VIP seats: 0) Tablada AFC's Fermin Mikelats 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. After 3 minutes, Arnaldo Ospin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tablada AFC and the A.A Celina players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 3 played minutes Tablada AFC got a freekick which was hit by Arnaldo Ospin. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Melchor Feo took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Simon Paulin to make any attempt to save it. After a rather tough play, A.A Celina's Honorato Arias got a free kick in the 12th minute. Artemio Gregory scored 1-1 in the 14th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sem Pau, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Honorato Arias came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the A.A Celina 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 Honorato Arias couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Tablada AFC's Eustaquio Boniel got a free kick in the 21st minute. Siro Domingues fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sem Pau having to interfere. Simon Paulin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonel Ibon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Tablada AFC's zone, Honorato Arias stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Simon Paulin came out of the goal and Honorato Arias tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 38th match minute, A.A Celina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramon Quintana to maneuver through the defense. Honorato Arias received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Simon Paulin came out and tried to block the shot, but Honorato Arias slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 45th minute.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Fermin Mikelats in the 56th minute of play forced A.A Celina's goalkeeper Sem Pau to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Tablada AFC's Eustaquio Boniel got a free kick in the 56th minute. When Eustaquio Boniel fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tablada AFC's protests and gave Eustaquio Boniel a yellow card for diving instead. After 58 played minutes Tablada AFC got a freekick which was hit by Eustaquio Boniel. Melchor Feo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Simon Paulin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Victoriano Francesco kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Honorato Arias took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Simon Paulin. Simon Paulin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. After having played for 76 minutes, Melchor Feo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. A.A Celina's supporters crossed their fingers, but Melchor Feo 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 82nd minute Siro Domingues shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sem Pau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 84th match minute, A.A Celina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramiro Quirze to maneuver through the defense. After 94 minutes, Honorato Arias mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the A.A Celina and the Tablada AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Tablada AFC booed when A.A Celina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Honorato Arias didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by Natalio Modestio in the 95th minute really tested Sem Pau's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The A.A Celina fans cheered their team off the field, for while Tablada AFC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.