League

La Victoria ESU
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Melky Leiva kicked off to start the match. After having played for 4 minutes, Patricio Valdivia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Elite Special Unit's supporters crossed their fingers, but Patricio Valdivia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Quitasueño's Odalis Zambrano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Quitasueño from getting a goal against them. In the 8th minute of the match Melky Leiva shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Emiliano Smith showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Melky Leiva's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emiliano Smith was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Elite Special Unit's Feliciano Stewarts got a free kick in the 14th minute. After 15 played minutes, Quitasueño's Guido Riveras shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Emiliano Smith came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Quitasueño reached it. Quitasueño's Odalis Zambrano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Quitasueño from getting a goal against them. 18 minutes into the match, Elite Special Unit's Patricio Valdivia sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Odalis Zambrano narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 27th minute, Patricio Valdivia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Odalis Zambrano was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. If Melky Leiva had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emiliano Smith showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Melky Leiva in the 42nd minute of the match. 43 minutes into the match, Elite Special Unit's goal looked a bit too open when Melky Leiva came free, but Emiliano Smith reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Elite Special Unit's zone, Juan Cabrero stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emiliano Smith came out of the goal and Juan Cabrero tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rudy Cifuentes made a kick off. When Elite Special Unit's Rudy Cifuentes in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Quitasueño's goalie prevented a goal. 55 minutes into the match, Patricio Valdivia had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Odalis Zambrano. Quitasueño's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Patricio Valdivia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. If Patricio Valdivia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Guido Riveras fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emiliano Smith having to interfere. In the 71st minute Rudy Cifuentes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Odalis Zambrano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rudy Cifuentes in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Odalis Zambrano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Melky Leiva in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Emiliano Smith prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in Elite Special Unit's zone, Melky Leiva stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emiliano Smith came out of the goal and Melky Leiva tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Ozzie Correa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emiliano Smith was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. 79 minutes into the match, Elite Special Unit's goal looked a bit too open when Melky Leiva came free, but Emiliano Smith reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emiliano Smith showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Melky Leiva, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. In the 83rd minute Rudy Cifuentes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Odalis Zambrano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Juan Cabrero came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Quitasueño 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 Juan Cabrero couldn't finish the play. Emiliano Smith showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Melky Leiva in the 90th minute of the match. When Quitasueño's Melky Leiva in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Elite Special Unit's goalie prevented a goal.