League

Estadio Independenci
Spectators: 6660 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 0) La Paternal's Robustiano Gilen 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. 7 minutes into the match, La Paternal's goalkeeper Rafael Lapurdi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rafael Gorosti. Rafael Lapurdi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rafael Gorosti in the 9th minute. 15 minutes into the match, La Paternal's goalkeeper Rafael Lapurdi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rafael Gorosti. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rafael Gorosti got free with Rafael Lapurdi in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 18th minute Elpidio Henry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rafael Lapurdi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rafael Lapurdi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rafael Gorosti in the 21st minute. La Paternal's Rafael Lapurdi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elpidio Henry in the 23rd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leonides Napier during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 26th match minute, La Paternal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonides Napier to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Robustiano Lehior managed to get in a good position for a shot. Independencia's supporters rose to their feet, but Robustiano Lehior was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rafael Lapurdi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 29th minute, La Paternal's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Rafael Gorosti fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 32 minutes into the match, La Paternal's goal looked a bit too open when Elpidio Henry came free, but Rafael Lapurdi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, Independencia's Rafael Lapurdi threw himself towards the right post 33 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Elpidio Henry, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. A collision led to La Paternal getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Robustiano Gilen hit a great ball. In the 35th minute, Elpidio Henry 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. Rafael Lapurdi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rafael Gorosti in the 37th minute. Elpidio Henry blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rafael Lapurdi having to make a save. Rafael Lapurdi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elpidio Henry in the 42nd minute of the match. 43 minutes into the match, La Paternal's goal looked a bit too open when Elpidio Henry came free, but Rafael Lapurdi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, La Paternal's goalkeeper Rafael Lapurdi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rafael Gorosti. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Rafael Lapurdi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafael Gorosti, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. The supporters of Independencia booed when La Paternal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robustiano Gilen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rafael Lapurdi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elpidio Henry in the 60th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elpidio Henry in the 66th minute of play forced La Paternal's goalkeeper Rafael Lapurdi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd minute, Leonides Napier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Independencia's Elpidio Henry got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the La Paternal defense, Elpidio Henry kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rafael Lapurdi. The La Paternal fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rafael Lapurdi should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael Gorosti in the 83rd minute of play forced La Paternal's goalkeeper Rafael Lapurdi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elpidio Henry sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rafael Lapurdi came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by Independencia's Elpidio Henry. But to his dismay, Elpidio Henry quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. La Paternal's Rafael Lapurdi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael Gorosti in the 90th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Rafael Gorosti managed to get in a good position for a shot. Independencia's supporters rose to their feet, but Rafael Gorosti was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rafael Lapurdi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. For all the effort they put into the match, the La Paternal players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Independencia.