League

El Cilindro
Spectators: 9294 (Terracing: 6972, Seating: 2137, VIP seats: 185) La Academia's Robby Woody 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. Gong Peng Bo hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Gong Ao Guang received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Iwan Grocholski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With an all-out effort, La Academia's Xaiver Rosende threw himself towards the right post 10 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Francisco Alberto Zañartu, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 11th minute, Gong Ao Guang ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Iwan Grocholski was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Gong Ao Guang scored 0-2 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Iwan Grocholski, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 20 played minutes La Academia got a freekick which was hit by Hugo Porta. Robby Woody came free with the goalkeeper in the 23rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Xaiver Rosende could save by the left post. C.A. Peñarol's Xaiver Rosende played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Alberto Zañartu in the 25th minute of play. C.A. Peñarol's Xaiver Rosende played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robby Woody in the 28th minute of play. In the 32nd minute Gong Ao Guang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iwan Grocholski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gong Ao Guang in the 33rd minute of play forced La Academia's goalkeeper Iwan Grocholski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Robby Woody could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Xaiver Rosende made a huge save. In the 45th minute, Gong Ao Guang ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Iwan Grocholski was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. After the first half C.A. Peñarol were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

In the 54th minute, Gong Peng Bo made a precise shot to the right of Xaiver Rosende. C.A. Peñarol's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. La Academia's Eric Sillén was substituted for Gong Peng Bo. A collision led to C.A. Peñarol getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Nicolas Alen hit a great ball. In the 60thth minute of the game Francisco Alberto Zañartu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but C.A. Peñarol's Xaiver Rosende was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Iwan Grocholski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gong Ao Guang's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. After 63 minutes of play, La Academia's Francisco Alberto Zañartu made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Xaiver Rosende was left in no man's land by his defense there! La Academia's Iwan Grocholski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save La Academia from getting a goal against them. In the 74th match minute, C.A. Peñarol was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Goran Lindegger to maneuver through the defense. Xaiver Rosende showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eric Sillén in the 80th minute of the match. After 83 played minutes La Academia got a freekick which was hit by Hugo Porta. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gong Ao Guang got free with Iwan Grocholski in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee felt a red card was in order, 86 minutes into the game, when Maximino Torrealba put in a rough tackle. 85 minutes into the game, one of C.A. Peñarol:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.