League

Estadio Yatay
Spectators: 7074 (Terracing: 5306, Seating: 1627, VIP seats: 141) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Geronimo Atarratze started the match with the kick off. Natalio Bernard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Humberto Maurino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jesus Poncio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Federico Gaufred having to interfere. Humberto Maurino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Natalio Bernard in the 19th minute of play. Chañarito's Humberto Maurino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Natalio Bernard in the 26th minute of play. 26 minutes into the game, African Kush FC's Natalio Bernard nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Humberto Maurino made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. If Joaquin Brun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chañarito's Humberto Maurino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Natalio Bernard in the 37th minute of play. After having played for 38 minutes, Samuel Cucao managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. African Kush FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Samuel Cucao was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 40 minutes into the match, Chañarito's Jesus Poncio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Federico Gaufred narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 44th minute, Jesus Poncio 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. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Natalio Bernard stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 55th minute Natalio Bernard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Humberto Maurino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Samuel Cucao sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuel Cucao in the 65th minute of play forced Chañarito's goalkeeper Humberto Maurino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chañarito's Humberto Maurino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Natalio Bernard in the 67th minute of play. 69 minutes into the match, Chañarito's goal looked a bit too open when Natalio Bernard came free, but Humberto Maurino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 72nd minute Samuel Cucao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Humberto Maurino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Geronimo Atarratze recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Geronimo Atarratze received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Federico Gaufred tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Geronimo Atarratze sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Humberto Maurino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Samuel Cucao in the 82nd minute of the match. Humberto Maurino didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Natalio Bernard went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. In the 87th minute, African Kush FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Joaquin Brun fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Geronimo Atarratze sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jesus Poncio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Federico Gaufred having to interfere. African Kush FC's Federico Gaufred played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geronimo Atarratze in the 94th minute of play. Geronimo Atarratze could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Federico Gaufred made a huge save. The African Kush FC support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.