League

Cardal
Spectators: 6909 (Terracing: 5579, Seating: 1200, VIP seats: 130) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gurutz Gestoso made the kick off which started today's match. After 3 minutes of play, Tiatucura AFC's Gurutz Gestoso made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Benvido Archuleta was left in no man's land by his defense there! Quentin Guardamino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After having played for 14 minutes, Gurutz Gestoso managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tiatucura AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gurutz Gestoso was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 15 minutes into the match, Cardal's goal looked a bit too open when Gurutz Gestoso came free, but Benvido Archuleta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 18 minutes into the game, Tiatucura AFC's Xurdin Balli nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Benvido Archuleta made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Damaso Rubi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bizi Fano in the 27th minute. If Humberto Loarte had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gurutz Gestoso struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Benvido Archuleta didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tiatucura AFC. Humberto Loarte sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gurutz Gestoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benvido Archuleta having to interfere. 43 minutes into the match, Cardal's goal looked a bit too open when Gurutz Gestoso came free, but Benvido Archuleta reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bizi Fano struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Damaso Rubi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cardal. Quentin Guardamino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Damaso Rubi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Quentin Guardamino was the one to do the kick off. Gurutz Gestoso charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gurutz Gestoso the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Gurutz Gestoso kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. If Gurutz Gestoso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Cardal's Elodio Clavijo got a free kick in the 58th minute. In the 63rd minute, Bizi Fano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Damaso Rubi was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. 66 minutes into the match, Cardal's goalkeeper Benvido Archuleta had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Humberto Loarte. Cardal's Benvido Archuleta proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Cardal from getting a goal against them. Benvido Archuleta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gurutz Gestoso, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Gurutz Gestoso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benvido Archuleta having to interfere. With a little luck, Cardal's Benvido Archuleta got control of the ball when Humberto Loarte tried to sneak it across the goal line. 76 minutes into the game, Ricardo Fresnos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cardal's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tiatucura AFC the free kick. Ricardo Fresnos kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Benvido Archuleta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gurutz Gestoso in the 78th minute of the match. 81 minutes into the match, Cardal's Quentin Guardamino sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Damaso Rubi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 83 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Tiatucura AFC! Elodio Clavijo walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Damaso Rubi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Quentin Guardamino in the 89th minute of the match. When Quentin Guardamino came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Cardal 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 Quentin Guardamino couldn't finish the play. In the 93rd minute, Bizi Fano 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. 96 minutes into the match, Gurutz Gestoso dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Benvido Archuleta, 1-3. Tiatucura AFC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.