League

Gran Parque Central
Spectators: 7378 (Terracing: 5578, Seating: 1710, VIP seats: 90) After 5 played minutes Nacional got a freekick which was hit by Evis Sayago. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Xuan Villayuste in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Carlos Rodrigues prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 12th minute of the match, Thierry Lewandowski tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Phelipe Verlo saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Evis Sayago sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Evis Sayago received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Phelipe Verlo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Salvador Arecha hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Thiago Vecino took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 22nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Phelipe Verlo. Solis's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Phelipe Verlo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Evis Sayago, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 26 minutes in the game, Evis Sayago fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Phelipe Verlo having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Solis's zone, Evis Sayago stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Phelipe Verlo came out of the goal and Evis Sayago tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 33 minutes, Jorrin Aguinagalde managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nacional's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jorrin Aguinagalde was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Nacional booed when Solis was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guilherme Feliciano didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 36th minute, Jorrin Aguinagalde managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nacional's supporters rose to their feet, but Jorrin Aguinagalde was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Phelipe Verlo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Evis Sayago had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Solis getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Guilherme Feliciano hit a great ball. When Nacional's Evis Sayago in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Solis's goalie prevented a goal. Jorrin Aguinagalde struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Phelipe Verlo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nacional. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Evis Sayago stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Solis getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Salvador Arecha hit a great ball. Jorrin Aguinagalde might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Phelipe Verlo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jorrin Aguinagalde ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Solis's Salvador Arecha got a free kick in the 61st minute. If Jorrin Aguinagalde had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Phelipe Verlo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jorrin Aguinagalde in the 68th minute of play. Xuan Villayuste received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Carlos Rodrigues tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Guilherme Feliciano hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. In the 73rd minute, Evis Sayago 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evis Sayago in the 77th minute of play forced Solis's goalkeeper Phelipe Verlo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Jorrin Aguinagalde came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Nacional 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 Jorrin Aguinagalde couldn't finish the play. After 80 played minutes Solis got a freekick which was hit by Salvador Arecha. If Evis Sayago had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Xamin Palazuelo might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Phelipe Verlo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Xamin Palazuelo ran back to his position shaking his head. Xuan Villayuste sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind Solis's goalkeeper Phelipe Verlo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Xuan Villayuste got free with Carlos Rodrigues in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.