League

Habana
Spectators: 7019 (Terracing: 5296, Seating: 1623, VIP seats: 100) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Donato Araoz kicked off to start the match. A collision led to independiente de escalada getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Paolo Salvadore hit a great ball. 6 minutes into the match, independiente de escalada's goal looked a bit too open when Rodolfo Orkatz came free, but Ruperto Chale reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eloy Elixio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ignacio Dei in the 16th minute of play. Amador Gil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Paolo Salvadore took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 25th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Eloy Elixio. C.A.Buenos Aires's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 27 minutes into the match, Donato Araoz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eloy Elixio. C.A.Buenos Aires's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Donato Araoz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Rodolfo Orkatz struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Ruperto Chale didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for C.A.Buenos Aires. Ruperto Chale made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodolfo Orkatz in the 37th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donato Araoz in the 42nd minute of play forced C.A.Buenos Aires's goalkeeper Eloy Elixio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amador Gil could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Ruperto Chale made a huge save. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Amador Gil stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ignacio Deis short, quick shot in the 56thth minute got Eloy Elixio to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ignacio Dei could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Eloy Elixio made a huge save. Donato Araoz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Eloy Elixio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 63 minutes, Donato Araoz took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Eloy Elixio to make any attempt to save it. Rodolfo Orkatz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Ruperto Chale tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dante Eriz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eloy Elixio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. Donato Araoz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Eloy Elixio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 82nd minute, Paolo Salvadore hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 94 minutes into the match, independiente de escalada's Dante Eriz broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The C.A.Buenos Aires supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching independiente de escalada's performance. The match ended with a win for independiente de escalada.