League

Ranchos
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Amado Baristo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Porteño Club de Futbol's Benito Bittor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tobias Luken in the 4th minute of play. The supporters of Ranchos AFC booed when Porteño Club de Futbol was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aureliano Montrelle didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 7th play minutes Isaias Ramond shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Benito Bittor and just under the crossbar into goal. Lisandro Hegoi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnulfo Frasco having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tobias Luken in the 16th minute of play forced Porteño Club de Futbol's goalkeeper Benito Bittor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Isaias Ramond had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Ranchos AFC booed when Porteño Club de Futbol was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebastian Ranolfo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ranchos AFC's Arnulfo Frasco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amado Baristo in the 31st minute of play. Benito Bittor made an important save on a dangerous shot by Isaias Ramond in the 34th minute. After a rather tough play, Porteño Club de Futbol's Sebastian Ranolfo got a free kick in the 37th minute. When Ranchos AFC's Tobias Luken, in the 38th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Ranchos AFC. In the 39th match minute, Porteño Club de Futbol was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ambrosio Vedillo to maneuver through the defense. Benito Bittor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tobias Luken in the 40th minute of the match. If Isaias Ramond had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tobias Luken in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benito Bittor prevented the ball from getting in the gole. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

In the 55thth minute of the game Tobias Luken who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Porteño Club de Futbol's Benito Bittor was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some careless play in the Porteño Club de Futbol defense, Isaias Ramond kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Benito Bittor. The Porteño Club de Futbol fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Benito Bittor should have stopped the shot. In the 60th minute, Isaias Ramond left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ranchos AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. The supporters of Porteño Club de Futbol booed when Ranchos AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Narciso Errolan didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 64 minutes, Lisandro Hegoi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Porteño Club de Futbol's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lisandro Hegoi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Amado Baristo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnulfo Frasco was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. In the 75th minute Tobias Luken shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benito Bittor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Silvio Colon hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. After 85 played minutes, Ranchos AFC's Hugo Ulizes shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Benito Bittor came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Ranchos AFC reached it. Porteño Club de Futbol's Benito Bittor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tobias Luken in the 86th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Porteño Club de Futbol's zone, Tobias Luken stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benito Bittor came out of the goal and Tobias Luken tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Ranchos AFC's Arnulfo Frasco got control of the ball when Lisandro Hegoi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Enrique Merexildo kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. Isaias Ramond recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 98th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Ranchos AFC had won after a very even match.