League

Las Ánimas
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lander Alejo took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a rather tough play, Crucero del Sur's Narciso Mandiola got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Tom Howard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Efraín Moyano in the 3rd minute of the match. Víctor Javier Escobillana kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. Parque Arrau FC's Ján Oblak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by José Marcelo Vildosola in the 7th minute of play. In the 12th match minute, Crucero del Sur was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Víctor Javier Escobillana to maneuver through the defense. Ján Oblak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Marcelo Vildosola in the 15th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the match, Crucero del Sur's goal looked a bit too open when Lander Alejo came free, but Tom Howard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Parque Arrau FC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Grzegorz Fabiszak hit a great ball. José Marcelo Vildosola fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ján Oblak having to interfere. Crucero del Sur's Tom Howard played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Grzegorz Fabiszak in the 26th minute of play. Tom Howard stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lander Alejo's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. In the 34thth minute of the game Efraín Moyano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Crucero del Sur's Tom Howard was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 35 minutes Crucero del Sur's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Grzegorz Fabiszak who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Grzegorz Fabiszak almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Crucero del Sur's Tom Howard did a great save. After 37 played minutes Crucero del Sur got a freekick which was hit by Basilio Lautroup. Lander Alejo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Tom Howard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Parque Arrau FC's Efraín Moyano in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Crucero del Sur's goalie prevented a goal. Tom Howard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Efraín Moyano in the 46th minute of the match. In the 48thth minute of the game Efraín Moyano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Crucero del Sur's Tom Howard was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. José Marcelo Vildosola was the one to do the kick off. Lander Alejo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Tom Howard made a huge save. Lander Alejo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 53rdth minute tested the skills of Tom Howard when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 55 minutes into the game, Lander Alejo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Tom Howard was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 58th minute, Parque Arrau FC's Lander Alejo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tom Howard. Tom Howard yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Marcelo Vildosola in the 61st minute of play forced Parque Arrau FC's goalkeeper Ján Oblak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abdón Baros hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. 65 minutes in the game, Lander Alejo fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Tom Howard having to interfere. After 65 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Crucero del Sur! Tom Howard went to the wrong direction when Grzegorz Fabiszak was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. 67 minutes into the game, Parque Arrau FC's Lander Alejo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tom Howard made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. When the match had gone on for 72 minutes, Lander Alejo put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Tom Howard. 77 minutes into the match, Pedro José Gamboa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ján Oblak. Parque Arrau FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pedro José Gamboa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. After a rather tough play, Crucero del Sur's Víctor Javier Escobillana got a free kick in the 81st minute. In the 81st minute of the match Grzegorz Fabiszak sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tom Howard skillfully saved the ball. When Crucero del Sur's Pedro José Gamboa in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Parque Arrau FC's goalie prevented a goal. Lander Alejos short, quick shot in the 86thth minute got Tom Howard to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 88th minute, Lander Alejo 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. Crucero del Sur's Tom Howard proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Crucero del Sur from getting a goal against them. Lander Alejo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Tom Howard made a huge save. Efraín Moyano was extremely unlucky when he, in the 94th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Lander Alejo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tom Howard having to interfere. Efraín Moyano received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Tom Howard came out and tried to block the shot, but Efraín Moyano slotted it home off the left post making it 1-5 in the 98th minute. The Parque Arrau FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Parque Arrau FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.