League

Estadio Pachimoco
Spectators: 6839 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1839, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hector Mendebal got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pachimoco's goalkeeper Gustavo Sendoa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Victorino Frascuelo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Atletico ECCA's supporters rose to their feet, but Victorino Frascuelo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gustavo Sendoa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 16th match minute, Pachimoco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vicente Maju to maneuver through the defense. When Victorino Frascuelo came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Atletico ECCA 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 Victorino Frascuelo couldn't finish the play. The Atletico ECCA fans' excitement grew in the 28th match minute when Atletico ECCA's Evelio Bartolome looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Anselmo Erasto made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Mario Cordarius sent off a good shot on target. Evelio Bartolome charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Evelio Bartolome the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 41st match minute, Atletico ECCA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Evelio Bartolome to maneuver through the defense. If Hector Mendebal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Pachimoco players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Atletico ECCA were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fidel Abadie made a kick off. Gustavo Sendoa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Victorino Frascuelo in the 56th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Pachimoco's zone, Fidel Abadie stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gustavo Sendoa came out of the goal and Fidel Abadie tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Natalio Raymon hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. In the 63rd match minute, Pachimoco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vicente Maju to maneuver through the defense. Atletico ECCA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Edelmiro Guillen in the 65th minute. After taking down the ball on Atletico ECCA's corner Edelmiro Guillen fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Gustavo Sendoa quite easily take care of the ball. Victorino Frascuelo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 67thth minute, Gustavo Sendoa skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Fidel Abadie had several of the Pachimoco's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 68 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 0-2 score and a disappointed Gustavo Sendoa as he didn't even see the shot coming. When Victorino Frascuelo came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Atletico ECCA 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 Victorino Frascuelo couldn't finish the play. In the 74th minute, Desiderio Loren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Victorino Frascuelos short, quick shot in the 81stth minute got Gustavo Sendoa to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 83 minutes into the match, Pachimoco's goalkeeper Gustavo Sendoa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Victorino Frascuelo. After a defensive mix-up in Pachimoco's zone, Fidel Abadie stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gustavo Sendoa came out of the goal and Fidel Abadie tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Maximino Heriberto charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Maximino Heriberto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 86 played minutes Pachimoco got a freekick which was hit by Maximino Heriberto. Anselmo Erasto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mario Cordarius in the 89th minute of play. Victorino Frascuelo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Pachimoco's zone, Fidel Abadie stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gustavo Sendoa came out of the goal and Fidel Abadie tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Atletico ECCA's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.