League

El Fortín
Spectators: 8001 (Terracing: 6339, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 162) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Delmar Pascual kicked off to start the match. In the 7th match minute, Magallanes CF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xaiver Bureu to maneuver through the defense. In the 7th minute of the match Gavino Colunga sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Melquiades Ruimonte skillfully saved the ball. Zulia FC's attentive Gavino Colunga managed to snatch the ball when Lluterio Quesada made a throw-in in the 9th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Josias Tocalanza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Melquiades Ruimonte was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. In the 11th minute Vicente Machuca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Melquiades Ruimonte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 15 minutes into the game, Zulia FC's Josias Tocalanza nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Melquiades Ruimonte made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Delmar Pascual's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Zorion Cepeda read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 19th minute of the game. One of Zulia FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Magallanes CF:s goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vicente Machuca in the 24th minute of play forced Magallanes CF's goalkeeper Melquiades Ruimonte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Llorienzo Diez scored 1-2 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Melquiades Ruimonte, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 30th minute Llorienzo Diez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Melquiades Ruimonte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Vicente Machuca fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zulia FC's protests and gave Vicente Machuca a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Zulia FC getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Vicente Machuca hit a great ball. A collision led to Zulia FC getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Gavino Colunga hit a great ball. Zorion Cepeda didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 36th minute, which inside left pole to 2-2. Osasun Verde was shown his second yellow card after 45 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Zulia FC's Osasun Verde got a free kick in the 46th minute. After the first half Zulia FC were leading 2-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vicente Machuca stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Magallanes CF defense, Xavieon Blasini kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Melquiades Ruimonte. The Magallanes CF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Melquiades Ruimonte should have stopped the shot. In the 55th minute Llorienzo Diez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Melquiades Ruimonte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Josias Tocalanza got free with Melquiades Ruimonte in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Llorienzo Diez received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Melquiades Ruimonte came out and tried to block the shot, but Llorienzo Diez slotted it home off the left post making it 2-5 in the 57th minute. Josias Tocalanza took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Melquiades Ruimonte. Melquiades Ruimonte dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-6. Melquiades Ruimonte made an important save on a dangerous shot by Josias Tocalanza in the 67th minute. Xavieon Blasini could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Melquiades Ruimonte made a huge save. In the 82nd minute Vicente Machuca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Melquiades Ruimonte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Magallanes CF's Melquiades Ruimonte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Renaldo Trueba in the 84th minute of play. Xavieon Blasini's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 85thth minute, Melquiades Ruimonte skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Llorienzo Diez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the Magallanes CF defense, Xavieon Blasini kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Melquiades Ruimonte. The Magallanes CF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Melquiades Ruimonte should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Vicente Machuca's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Melquiades Ruimonte was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. 94 minutes into the match, Magallanes CF's goalkeeper Melquiades Ruimonte had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vicente Machuca.