League

Caracara
Spectators: 6664 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 0) Lalaine Team's Octavio Fanuco 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 Octavio Fanuco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Teodosio Rios was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. After 7 played minutes Lalaine Team got a freekick which was hit by Hernan Millan. Lalaine Team's Mateo Araoz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Lalaine Team from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Lalaine Team's Pedro Ladio got a free kick in the 13th minute. Gogo Misael received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Mateo Araoz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Teodosio Rios made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Octavio Fanuco in the 21st minute of play. After 23 minutes Caracara FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Edelmiro Alfonso who took care of the corner kick. If Hernan Millan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Nicolas Haritz fell near the penalty area in the 34th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Caracara FC's protests and gave Nicolas Haritz a yellow card for diving instead. In the 34th match minute, Caracara FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicolas Haritz to maneuver through the defense. Octavio Fanuco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Teodosio Rios tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hernan Millan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 39 minutes into the game, Isaac Menendo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lalaine Team's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Caracara FC the free kick. In the 40th minute, Isaac Menendo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 44 minutes into the match, Lalaine Team's goalkeeper Mateo Araoz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gogo Misael. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

A collision led to Caracara FC getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Casimiro Oskitz hit a great ball. After 54 played minutes Lalaine Team got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Ladio. Mateo Araoz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gogo Misael in the 58th minute of play. Octavio Fanuco was extremely unlucky when he, in the 75th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. When Pedro Ladio came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Lalaine Team 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 Pedro Ladio couldn't finish the play. Octavio Fanuco might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Teodosio Rios. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Octavio Fanuco ran back to his position shaking his head. Octavio Fanuco recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Pedro Ladio hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Manuel Gimenez was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 84th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. If Bernabe Naike had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gogo Misael fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mateo Araoz having to interfere. In the 93rd minute, Godfredo Frances left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Caracara FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Teodosio Rios made an important save on a dangerous shot by Octavio Fanuco in the 96th minute. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Caracara FC were victorious despite being under pressure from Lalaine Team for much of the match.