League

Estadio Uturango
Spectators: 7087 (Terracing: 5390, Seating: 1652, VIP seats: 45) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Casimiro Henry started the match with the kick off. When the match had gone on for 3 minutes, Cipriano Buinton put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Lucas Acuña. The referee felt a red card was in order, 8 minutes into the game, when Mario Roldanillo put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in La Banda del Pelado fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 8th minute. Penalty! In the 10th minute, Maximiliano Sagrario ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lucas Acuña was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Romulo Hibai's late challenge caught a La Banda del Pelado's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Romulo Hibai helped the player get up and apologised. In the 20th match minute, Sportia FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romulo Hibai to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot 21 in the game by Cristo Steven from a close distance when the talented Bruno Irrintzi managed to make a qualified save. Sportia FC's players were relieved. If Natalio Barbosa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Denis Liberto fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Banda del Pelado's protests and gave Denis Liberto a yellow card for diving instead. The Sportia FC fans' excitement grew in the 26th match minute when Sportia FC's Cipriano Buinton looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After having played for 30 minutes, Cristo Steven managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La Banda del Pelado's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristo Steven was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Denis Liberto struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Bruno Irrintzi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for La Banda del Pelado. Natalio Barbosa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucas Acuña having to interfere. Sportia FC's Cipriano Buinton got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 42nd match minute, La Banda del Pelado was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Denis Liberto to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Natalio Barbosa in the 44th minute of play forced La Banda del Pelado's goalkeeper Lucas Acuña to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sportia FC's Cipriano Buinton got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cipriano Buinton was the one to do the kick off. Cristo Steven fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bruno Irrintzi having to interfere. Bruno Irrintzi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Haroldo Ponciano went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. A collision led to La Banda del Pelado getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Prudencio Polo hit a great ball. Cristo Steven fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bruno Irrintzi having to interfere. Lucas Acuña made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cipriano Buinton in the 69th minute of play. The corner led to Sportia FC's Cipriano Buinton getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Sportia FC's Enrique Rolado was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 72nd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. If Cristo Steven had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Cipriano Buinton's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lucas Acuña was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristo Steven in the 87th minute of play forced Sportia FC's goalkeeper Bruno Irrintzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bruno Irrintzi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristo Steven in the 89th minute of play. Prudencio Polo charged in rather forcefully in the 93rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Prudencio Polo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 93rd minute, Prudencio Polo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Sportia FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.