League

Esther
Spectators: 7256 (Terracing: 5443, Seating: 1669, VIP seats: 144) Miramar's Prudencio Urti 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. Efrain Soin charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Efrain Soin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Esther AFC booed when Miramar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Efrain Soin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emiliano Silbestre missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 10 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Horacio Banegas right hand side. 23 minutes into the game, Evaristo Rexino was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Esther AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Miramar the free kick. After a rather tough play, Esther AFC's Evaristo Rexino got a free kick in the 23rd minute. In the 37th minute, Rodolfo Lertxun got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Maximino Rico showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Prudencio Urti in the 39th minute of the match. In the 40th minute, Esther AFC's Adan Vargas dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. Maximino Rico made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Prudencio Urti in the 47th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Adan Vargas made a kick off. Pablo Celino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adan Vargas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Horacio Banegas having to interfere. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind Esther AFC's goalkeeper Maximino Rico, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Horacio Banegas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pablo Celino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maximino Rico made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rodolfo Lertxun in the 76th minute. Pablo Celino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 92nd minute, Efrain Soin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.