League

Manuel Magallanes
Spectators: 7606 (Terracing: 6006, Seating: 1600, VIP seats: 0) Cerro Negro FC's Natanael Betanzos 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. After 7 minutes of play, Palpaico FC's Theobald Piedra made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ferrán De Gavardo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nino Vega might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ferrán De Gavardo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nino Vega ran back to his position shaking his head. 14 minutes into the match, Palpaico FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Kevad came free, but Arturo Borubar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 16th match minute, Palpaico FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vasco Jungejohan to maneuver through the defense. Palpaico FC's Arturo Borubar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Kevad in the 21st minute of play. Ferrán De Gavardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvestre Echaurren in the 22nd minute of the match. The supporters of Palpaico FC booed when Cerro Negro FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fulco Parada didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benicio Socho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ferrán De Gavardo having to interfere. After having played for 25 minutes, Theobald Piedra managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Palpaico FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Theobald Piedra was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 27 minutes, Benicio Socho managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Palpaico FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Benicio Socho was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bruno Kevad charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bruno Kevad the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Cerro Negro FC's Bruno Kevad got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Bruno Kevad recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Natanael Betanzos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Arturo Borubar having to make a save. Benicio Socho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ferrán De Gavardo having to make a save. In the 46th minute Benicio Socho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ferrán De Gavardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 47th match minute, Cerro Negro FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fulco Parada to maneuver through the defense.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Benicio Socho to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Cerro Negro FC's Juan Pedro Brunet got a free kick in the 51st minute. Ferrán De Gavardo made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Benicio Socho sent off a good shot on target. 55 minutes into the game, Juan Pedro Brunet was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cerro Negro FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Palpaico FC the free kick. In the 55th minute, Juan Pedro Brunet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 61 minutes in the game, Benicio Socho fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Ferrán De Gavardo having to interfere. Benicio Socho in the 66thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ferrán De Gavardo, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When Natanael Betanzos came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Cerro Negro FC 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 Natanael Betanzos couldn't finish the play. In the 70th match minute, Palpaico FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vasco Jungejohan to maneuver through the defense. After 72 played minutes Palpaico FC got a freekick which was hit by Vasco Jungejohan. Benicio Socho's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ferrán De Gavardo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. In the 76th minute, Theobald Piedra left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Palpaico FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Ferrán De Gavardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nino Vega, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 82 minutes, Vasco Jungejohan took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Ferrán De Gavardo to make any attempt to save it. Natanael Betanzos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Arturo Borubar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Cerro Negro FC booed when Palpaico FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vasco Jungejohan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benicio Socho could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Ferrán De Gavardo made a huge save.