League

Catina
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Abelardo Esquerra got the match started through his kick off. Galles FC's Mercurio Coulin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Galles FC from getting a goal against them. Union Española's Natalio Duarte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldo Alviña in the 7th minute of play. In the 9th minute Ronaldo Alviña shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Natalio Duarte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, Galles FC's goal looked a bit too open when Abelardo Esquerra came free, but Mercurio Coulin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Natalio Duarte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristiano Marco in the 20th minute of the match. When Roger Ormachea came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Union Española fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Roger Ormachea couldn't finish the play. Constantino Barrales's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mercurio Coulin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 27th minute of play. In the 29th minute Ronaldo Alviña shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Natalio Duarte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ernesto Durango fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Natalio Duarte having to interfere. After 31 minutes, Isidoro Ralph mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Union Española and the Galles FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Isidoro Ralph hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Natalio Duarte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldo Alviña in the 41st minute of play. Marcos Valenzuela received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Natalio Duarte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When Union Española's Constantino Barrales in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Galles FC's goalie prevented a goal. Roger Ormachea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 60th minute Abelardo Esquerra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mercurio Coulin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abelardo Esquerra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Mercurio Coulin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Constantino Barrales sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Union Española's Natalio Duarte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldo Alviña in the 77th minute of play. Ronaldo Alviña fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Natalio Duarte having to interfere. Natalio Duarte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcos Valenzuela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 84 minutes into the game, Roger Ormachea was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Union Española's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Galles FC the free kick. A collision led to Union Española getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Roger Ormachea hit a great ball. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Union Española's goalkeeper Natalio Duarte, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 88 minutes into the match, Union Española's goalkeeper Natalio Duarte had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marcos Valenzuela. Ronaldo Alviña received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Natalio Duarte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Union Española had won after a very even match.