League

Vicentown
Spectators: 7148 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 60) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Villarreal Marques started the match with the kick off. Villarreal Marques received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Emilio Placencia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 9th minute, Villarreal Marques hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvio Lara in the 11th minute of play forced Vicentina FC's goalkeeper Ursino Bradi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Lavallén Villaquilambre managed to get in a good position for a shot. Vicentina FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Lavallén Villaquilambre was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emilio Placencia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 25 played minutes Vicentina FC got a freekick which was hit by Ricart Goveo. If Zenon Avecia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Silvio Lara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ursino Bradi having to interfere. If Villarreal Marques had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emilio Placencia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lavallén Villaquilambre in the 32nd minute. Ursino Bradi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zenon Avecia in the 34th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvio Lara in the 36th minute of play forced Vicentina FC's goalkeeper Ursino Bradi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silvio Lara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Ursino Bradi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zenon Avecia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 49th minute. Ursino Bradi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The wind increased when Silvio Lara made the kick off in the second half. Patricio Rivet charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Patricio Rivet the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 55 minutes into the match, Vicentina FC's Xamo Aquino broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Esmeraldas Petrolero's Silvio Lara got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Ricart Goveo fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vicentina FC's protests and gave Ricart Goveo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 68th match minute, Vicentina FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ricart Goveo to maneuver through the defense. When Silvio Lara, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 69 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Ursino Bradi was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. If Lavallén Villaquilambre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ursino Bradi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvio Lara in the 76th minute of the match. Emilio Placencia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lavallén Villaquilambre, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Patricio Rivet was shown his second yellow card after 82 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 83rd match minute, Esmeraldas Petrolero was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patricio Rivet to maneuver through the defense. In the 91st minute, Lavallén Villaquilambre 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. Villarreal Marques sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lavallén Villaquilambre in the 96th minute of play forced Esmeraldas Petrolero's goalkeeper Emilio Placencia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silvio Lara's late challenge caught a Vicentina FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Silvio Lara helped the player get up and apologised. Silvio Lara hit a great freekick 98 minutes into the match. In the 99th minute Lavallén Villaquilambre shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emilio Placencia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Esmeraldas Petrolero eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.