League

Lagartera
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Torres Alzaga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 5 minutes into the match, UD Lagartera's goal looked a bit too open when John Figueira came free, but Valentin Mijares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Simon Saer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cangonama's defense didn't have a chance, in the 15th minute, when Jorge Cayado scored to the left of an out of position Carlos-Alberto Barra, making the score, 1-0. A collision led to Cangonama getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. John Figueira hit a great ball. After 22 minutes, Xilo Santo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cangonama and the UD Lagartera players grew even worse after the yellow card. Xilo Santo hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. In the 25th minute Jorge Cayado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlos-Alberto Barra saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jorge Cayado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Cangonama's Simon Saer in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye UD Lagartera's goalie prevented a goal. Virila Regil charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Virila Regil the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Cangonama's Virila Regil got a free kick in the 37th minute. Gustavo Meneses took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 38th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Carlos-Alberto Barra. Cangonama's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Andres Astozas's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Carlos-Alberto Barra firmly grabbed it by the left post. With a little luck, Cangonama's Carlos-Alberto Barra got control of the ball when Andres Astozas tried to sneak it across the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Simon Saer made a kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, John Figueira managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cangonama's supporters rose to their feet, but John Figueira was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Valentin Mijares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Yambay Mateos's late challenge caught a Cangonama's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yambay Mateos helped the player get up and apologised. When John Figueira came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Cangonama 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 John Figueira couldn't finish the play. 76 minutes into the match, Cangonama's goal looked a bit too open when Jorge Cayado came free, but Carlos-Alberto Barra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in UD Lagartera's zone, Simon Saer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Valentin Mijares came out of the goal and Simon Saer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simon Saer in the 82nd minute of play forced UD Lagartera's goalkeeper Valentin Mijares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Cangonama defense, Jorge Cayado kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Carlos-Alberto Barra. The Cangonama fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Carlos-Alberto Barra should have stopped the shot. 86 minutes into the match, Cangonama's goal looked a bit too open when Andres Astozas came free, but Carlos-Alberto Barra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. John Figueira's late challenge caught a UD Lagartera's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. John Figueira helped the player get up and apologised. The referee gave Cangonama a penalty, 94 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by John Figueira, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of UD Lagartera's Valentin Mijares. 3-2. A collision led to UD Lagartera getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Fabio Burguete hit a great ball. Cangonama's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.