League

El Corral
Spectators: 6169 (Terracing: 4500, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 169) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Carlos Seijas started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Carlos Seijas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Graciano Lara. Toros del Oeste's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Carlos Seijas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After 6 played minutes Mao AC got a freekick which was hit by Lenny Benavides. In the 10th minute, Toros del Oeste's Feliciano Riojas ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Huberto Montaño. Huberto Montaño yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. Carlos Seijas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Graciano Lara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Domingo Gasol kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. If Feliciano Riojas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Huberto Montaño was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Feliciano Riojas showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 27 minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Lautaro Arteaga had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Graciano Lara. Toros del Oeste's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lautaro Arteaga was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Mao AC's Huberto Montaño played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Feliciano Riojas in the 35th minute of play. If Lautaro Arteaga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Carlos Seijas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mao AC's supporters rose to their feet, but Carlos Seijas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Graciano Lara breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Huberto Montaño was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Feliciano Riojas showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-2 in the 41 minute of play. In the 43rd match minute, Toros del Oeste was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Salomón Ortega to maneuver through the defense. 46 minutes into the match, Lautaro Arteaga notched a goal, 4-3, to the right of Toros del Oeste's Graciano Lara. Graciano Lara was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Feliciano Riojas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. It was a well-played corner which Aníbal Terrazas managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. If Feliciano Riojas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 57 minutes, Juan Altamirano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Toros del Oeste and the Mao AC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Juan Altamirano kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Graciano Lara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Seijas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. José Maria Iturralde sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If José Maria Iturralde had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 72 minutes into the match, Toros del Oeste's José Maria Iturralde sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Huberto Montaño narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Toros del Oeste's Graciano Lara proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Toros del Oeste from getting a goal against them. Graciano Lara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Seijas in the 81st minute of the match. José Maria Iturralde scored 5-3 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Huberto Montaño, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 92nd minute of the game. One of Mao AC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Toros del Oeste:s goal. Adolfo Cárdenas shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. In the 99th minute, Feliciano Riojas 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. For all the effort they put into the match, the Mao AC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Toros del Oeste.