League

Estadio Pintos
Spectators: 7188 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 100) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Federico Abreu kicked off to start the match. Jorge Perfecto's late challenge caught a Pintos AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jorge Perfecto helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Noetinger getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Jorge Perfecto hit a great ball. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by Noetinger's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cirilo Niguel was slow to take the kick. During this time Pintos AFC's players had a chance to rest. Armando Jusepe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Armando Jusepe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cirilo Niguel charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cirilo Niguel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Haroldo Cordario took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matias Mantzio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Armando Jusepe struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Haroldo Cordario didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Noetinger. 33 minutes in the game, Federico Abreu fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Ivan Iigo having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Armando Jusepe's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Haroldo Cordario was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. Haroldo Cordario showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matias Mantzio, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Matias Mantzio made a kick off. If German Steven had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Federico Abreu came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Pintos AFC 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 Federico Abreu couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Pintos AFC's zone, Armando Jusepe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Haroldo Cordario came out of the goal and Armando Jusepe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 75 played minutes Pintos AFC got a freekick which was hit by Erubiel Jax. 76 minutes into the match, Pintos AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Matias Mantzio came free, but Haroldo Cordario reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Armando Jusepe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Haroldo Cordario made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Armando Jusepe sent off a good shot on target. 84 minutes into the match, Pintos AFC's goalkeeper Haroldo Cordario had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Armando Jusepe. In the 86th minute German Steven shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Iigo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Jorge Perfecto was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 86 minutes had been played. In the 87th minute, Jorge Perfecto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. German Steven fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivan Iigo having to interfere. Ivan Iigo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from German Steven, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Noetinger's Armando Jusepe got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Noetinger eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.