League

Vela
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Sixto Abar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arturo Dalmai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rene Astrada made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilberto Lorenz in the 7th minute of play. In the 10th minute Feliciano Cisco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rene Astrada saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sixto Abar was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Jonatan Sotero. 16 minutes into the match, Augusto Ricart had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sixto Abar. los Pts's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Augusto Ricart was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Sixto Abar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arturo Dalmai in the 21st minute of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 24th minute of the game. One of Vela:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of los Pts:s goal. The referee gave los Pts a penalty, 27 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Leonardo Crescencio, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Vela's Rene Astrada. 1-1. Gilberto Lorenz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Rene Astrada tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Augusto Ricart's late challenge caught a los Pts's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Augusto Ricart helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Vela's Augusto Ricart got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Vela's Augusto Ricart has a good shot, but didn't show it this time. The shot went over the crossbar in the 47th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Gilberto Lorenz made the kick off in the second half. The los Pts fans' excitement grew in the 55th match minute when los Pts's Feliciano Cisco looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Rene Astrada made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gilberto Lorenz in the 60th minute of play. In the 62nd minute, Feliciano Cisco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The los Pts fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Feliciano Cisco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rene Astrada having to interfere. Vela's Rene Astrada played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo Indalecio in the 68th minute of play. After 73 minutes, Lisandro Ostots mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the los Pts and the Vela players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Vela booed when los Pts was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lisandro Ostots didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 77th minute of the match Vela got a corner. los Pts's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jonatan Sotero ran over to the corner to take the kick. Augusto Ricart 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. With a little luck, Vela's Rene Astrada got control of the ball when Feliciano Cisco tried to sneak it across the goal line. 82 minutes into the game, Fidel Milian was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave los Pts the free kick. Daniel Dodorol's late challenge caught a Vela's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Daniel Dodorol helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to los Pts getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Daniel Dodorol hit a great ball. Augusto Ricart fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sixto Abar having to interfere. When Arturo Dalmai fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vela's protests and gave Arturo Dalmai a yellow card for diving instead. In the 94th match minute, Vela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arturo Dalmai to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched los Pts eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.