League

Estadio Chachapoyas
Spectators: 6683 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1683, VIP seats: 0) Ambrosio Iztal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Victorino Gasteiz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Norberto Azibar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Victorino Gasteiz was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. 6 minutes into the match, Chachapoyas AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Norberto Azibar came free, but Victorino Gasteiz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute, Ambrosio Iztal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mercedes AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benedicto Frans in the 24th minute of play forced Chachapoyas AFC's goalkeeper Victorino Gasteiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 29 minutes into the match, Ramon Abalos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Roman Ler. Mercedes AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ramon Abalos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. In the 32nd minute Norberto Azibar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victorino Gasteiz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mercedes AFC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Benedicto Frans in the 33rd minute. The corner ended in Benedicto Frans almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Chachapoyas AFC's Victorino Gasteiz did a great save. In the 35th minute, Norberto Azibar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Victorino Gasteiz was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. 38 minutes into the match, Norberto Azibar notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Chachapoyas AFC's Victorino Gasteiz. Victorino Gasteiz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Victorino Gasteiz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norberto Azibar in the 42nd minute of the match. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind Chachapoyas AFC's goalkeeper Victorino Gasteiz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Domingos Henrico kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Chachapoyas AFC's zone, Norberto Azibar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Victorino Gasteiz came out of the goal and Norberto Azibar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-3 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. Gogo Unax was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the game, Chachapoyas AFC's Gogo Unax nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roman Ler made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3. Mercedes AFC's Ambrosio Iztal got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Victorino Gasteiz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norberto Azibar in the 57th minute of the match. 64 minutes into the match, Mercedes AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Gogo Unax came free, but Roman Ler reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Chachapoyas AFC getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Urbano Oxarra hit a great ball. In the 66th minute, Benedicto Frans sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Chachapoyas AFC's Victorino Gasteiz didn't even have to move. Victorino Gasteiz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Norberto Azibar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Victorino Gasteiz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ambrosio Iztal's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. Ambrosio Iztal who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 70thth minute tested the skills of Victorino Gasteiz when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Ambrosio Iztal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Victorino Gasteiz made a huge save. When Gogo Unax fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Chachapoyas AFC's protests and gave Gogo Unax a yellow card for diving instead. Victorino Gasteiz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Norberto Azibar, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Victorino Gasteiz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benedicto Frans, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. With his leg Victorino Gasteiz managed to avoid a goal in the 82ndth minute, when Mercedes AFC's Ambrosio Iztal fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Mercedes AFC's Ambrosio Iztal got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 88 minutes, Norberto Azibar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mercedes AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Norberto Azibar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Santos Gizon hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. After having played for 93 minutes, Norberto Azibar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mercedes AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Norberto Azibar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Mercedes AFC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.