League

Estadio Lopiara
Spectators: 7107 (Terracing: 5332, Seating: 1634, VIP seats: 141) BABYS CLUB's Vladimiro Palben 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. Vladimiro Palben scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julio Artaldo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Julio Artaldo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vladimiro Palben in the 9th minute of play. Adriana Heriberto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Julio Artaldo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vladimiro Palben went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Astor Paio 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. Reynaldo Valery recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 22nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Adriana Heriberto came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the BABYS CLUB 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 Adriana Heriberto couldn't finish the play. 28 minutes into the match, Cruz del Sur's goal looked a bit too open when Vladimiro Palben came free, but Julio Artaldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Vladimiro Palben managed to get in a good position for a shot. BABYS CLUB's supporters rose to their feet, but Vladimiro Palben was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Artaldo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of BABYS CLUB booed when Cruz del Sur was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Reynaldo Conrao didn't get a good kick on the ball. Julio Artaldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adriana Heriberto, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Astor Paio's late challenge caught a BABYS CLUB's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Astor Paio helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, BABYS CLUB's Eloy Bernebe got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Sergio Quintyn's late challenge caught a BABYS CLUB's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sergio Quintyn helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of BABYS CLUB booed when Cruz del Sur was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sergio Quintyn didn't get a good kick on the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 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 Reynaldo Valery made a kick off. Cruz del Sur's Astor Paio got his second yellow card of the match in the 55th minute. The referee ordered Astor Paio off the ground. A collision led to Cruz del Sur getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Astor Paio hit a great ball. Adriana Heriberto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Artaldo having to interfere. After 66 played minutes Cruz del Sur got a freekick which was hit by Reynaldo Conrao. Vladimiro Palben was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 68th minute. BABYS CLUB's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adriana Heriberto in the 70th minute of play forced Cruz del Sur's goalkeeper Julio Artaldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 71 minutes, Emanuel Gorri mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cruz del Sur and the BABYS CLUB players grew even worse after the yellow card. When the match had been going on for 72 minutes, BABYS CLUB's Gavino Pasqual got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Julio Artaldo. 75 minutes into the match, BABYS CLUB's Adriana Heriberto sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julio Artaldo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Cruz del Sur's Reynaldo Conrao got a free kick in the 78th minute. Reynaldo Valery fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vladimiro Semeno having to interfere. In the 89thth minute of the game Reynaldo Valery who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but BABYS CLUB's Vladimiro Semeno was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 91st minute, Isaac Hitz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 95 minutes, Vladimiro Palben managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. BABYS CLUB's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vladimiro Palben was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. BABYS CLUB's Adriana Heriberto got a good chance for a goal in the 98th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 100 minutes of play, Cruz del Sur's Reynaldo Valery made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vladimiro Semeno was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match was over BABYS CLUB could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Cruz del Sur throughout the match.