League

Cuchil
Spectators: 7331 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1686, VIP seats: 145) In the 4th minute, Rolando Villodas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, UD Manandel's Vimaro Valdecañas got control of the ball when Ismael Balderrama tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Lisandro Lledias fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cuchil FC's protests and gave Lisandro Lledias a yellow card for diving instead. 9 minutes into the match, Villafuerte Briones notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Cuchil FC's Gabriel Valverde. Gabriel Valverde was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Rolando Villodas hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Gabriel Valverde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Villafuerte Briones, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gabriel Valverde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Omar Ruisuarez in the 21st minute of play. When Marco Luey fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cuchil FC's protests and gave Marco Luey a yellow card for diving instead. Gabriel Valverde went to the wrong direction when Carnero Ibarra was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. After a defensive mix-up in UD Manandel's zone, Ismael Balderrama stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vimaro Valdecañas came out of the goal and Ismael Balderrama tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gabriel Valverde made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Omar Ruisuarez in the 31st minute of play. If Omar Ruisuarez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Villafuerte Briones had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cuchil FC's Gabriel Valverde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Omar Ruisuarez in the 38th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when David Acereda stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Cuchil FC defense, Omar Ruisuarez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gabriel Valverde. The Cuchil FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gabriel Valverde should have stopped the shot. Ismael Balderrama fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vimaro Valdecañas having to interfere. When Villafuerte Briones came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the UD Manandel 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 Villafuerte Briones couldn't finish the play. UD Manandel's Vimaro Valdecañas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ismael Balderrama in the 83rd minute of play. In the 86th minute of the match, Omar Ruisuarez got a very nice opportunity to score, but Gabriel Valverde was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. A collision led to Cuchil FC getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Ugutz Noreña hit a great ball. Villafuerte Briones sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 96 minutes into the match, Cuchil FC's goalkeeper Gabriel Valverde had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Omar Ruisuarez. Villafuerte Briones sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Omar Ruisuarez's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 100thth minute, Gabriel Valverde skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When the match was over UD Manandel could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Cuchil FC throughout the match.