League

Estadio Ricky
Spectators: 8428 (Terracing: 6322, Seating: 1938, VIP seats: 168) C.D. Pepino’s's Miguel Hernánde Arrué got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Miguel Hernánde Arrué received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Alberto Poletti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Miguel Hernánde Arrué had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. C.D. Pepino’s's Ferrán Suarez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelo Salas in the 12th minute of play. C.D. Pepino’s's Ferrán Suarez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelo Salas in the 18th minute of play. Germán Asendegui hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Alberto Poletti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miguel Hernánde Arrué, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in The Celestial Lion's zone, Norino Zuasnabar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alberto Poletti came out of the goal and Norino Zuasnabar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Miguel Hernánde Arrué might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alberto Poletti. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Miguel Hernánde Arrué ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 28th minute, Miguel Hernánde Arrué left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C.D. Pepino’s fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 31st minute, Aurelio Raffo made a precise shot to the right of Alberto Poletti. The Celestial Lion's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Germán Asendegui was shown his second yellow card after 34 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 34 played minutes The Celestial Lion got a freekick which was hit by Germán Asendegui. In the 37th match minute, C.D. Pepino’s was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafael Ojeda to maneuver through the defense. 42 minutes into the match, The Celestial Lion's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Hernánde Arrué came free, but Alberto Poletti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. C.D. Pepino’s's Miguel Hernánde Arrué got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Celestial Lion's Alberto Poletti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Hernánde Arrué in the 49th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Miguel Hernánde Arrué to make the kick off. Alberto Poletti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miguel Hernánde Arrué, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the The Celestial Lion defense, Miguel Hernánde Arrué kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alberto Poletti. The The Celestial Lion fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alberto Poletti should have stopped the shot. When the match had gone on for 76 minutes, Miguel Hernánde Arrué took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Alberto Poletti to make any attempt to save it. Miguel Hernánde Arrué came free with the goalkeeper in the 80th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Alberto Poletti could save by the left post. After having played for 83 minutes, Miguel Hernánde Arrué managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. C.D. Pepino’s's supporters crossed their fingers, but Miguel Hernánde Arrué was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 85th match minute, The Celestial Lion was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yüksel Karadeniz to maneuver through the defense. In the 86th minute, one of The Celestial Lion:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for The Celestial Lion. In the 87th minute there was a penalty for C.D. Pepino’s. Teofilo Aliste stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Alberto Poletti. 0-5. A collision led to The Celestial Lion getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Marcelo Salas hit a great ball. Alberto Poletti took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miguel Hernánde Arrué, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Celestial Lion's Alberto Poletti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Hernánde Arrué in the 96th minute of play. In the 98th minute, Yüksel Karadeniz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the The Celestial Lion defense, Aurelio Raffo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alberto Poletti. The The Celestial Lion fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alberto Poletti should have stopped the shot.