League

Cerro Norte
Spectators: 7115 (Terracing: 5338, Seating: 1636, VIP seats: 141) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alfonso Bertin made the kick off which started today's match. Tomas Cresenciano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfonso Bertin in the 8th minute of the match. Israel Ubarna received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Tomas Cresenciano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Israel Ubarna got free with Tomas Cresenciano in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Israel Ubarna managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cerro Norte's supporters rose to their feet, but Israel Ubarna was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tomas Cresenciano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tomas Cresenciano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfonso Bertin, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Mateo Dubardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Prudencio Gregory in the 19th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nicolas Urtungo during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Nicolas Urtungo hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Israel Ubarna got free with Tomas Cresenciano in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tomas Cresenciano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfonso Bertin in the 24th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfonso Bertin in the 25th minute of play forced River F.C's goalkeeper Tomas Cresenciano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Israel Ubarna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomas Cresenciano having to interfere. Alfonso Bertin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, River F.C's Donato Sotil got a free kick in the 35th minute. 38 minutes into the match, Israel Ubarna dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tomas Cresenciano, 1-0. After a rather tough play, Cerro Norte's Guaberto Maiorga got a free kick in the 44th minute. When River F.C's Prudencio Gregory in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cerro Norte's goalie prevented a goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Prudencio Gregory to make the kick off. Tomas Cresenciano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfonso Bertin in the 57th minute of the match. In the 59th minute, Alfonso Bertin 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. Donato Sotil kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Alfonso Bertin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 67 minutes into the match, Alfonso Bertin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tomas Cresenciano. River F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alfonso Bertin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. A collision led to River F.C getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Maximo Sesuldo hit a great ball. Alfonso Bertin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomas Cresenciano having to interfere. After a rather tough play, River F.C's Maximo Sesuldo got a free kick in the 86th minute. Maximo Sesuldo's late challenge caught a Cerro Norte's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Maximo Sesuldo helped the player get up and apologised. For all the effort they put into the match, the River F.C players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Cerro Norte.