Estadio Tabossi
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Santo Romano got the match started through his kick off. Valentin Criado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Nery Pumpido tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Olexandr Zinchenko hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. After 12 minutes Barcelona de América's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Haroldo Chus who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Barcelona de América's goalie and right to Arsenio Bembe. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Barcelona de América's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After 17 minutes, Ulises Casanande mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Barcelona de América and the Tabossi players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 17 played minutes Barcelona de América got a freekick which was hit by Ulises Casanande. In the 18th minute, Santo Romano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Guerrero Marva showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santo Romano in the 20th minute of the match. Santo Romano might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Guerrero Marva. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Santo Romano ran back to his position shaking his head. 22 minutes into the match, Barcelona de América's goalkeeper Guerrero Marva had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Santo Romano. Santo Romano's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 28thth minute, Guerrero Marva skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. If Juan Sobre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Olexandr Zinchenko's late challenge caught a Barcelona de América's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Olexandr Zinchenko helped the player get up and apologised. Olexandr Zinchenko kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. Guerrero Marva was out of position in the 33 minute of play, and Santo Romano capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Santo Romano really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 36th minute Santo Romano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guerrero Marva saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tabossi were awarded a corner in the 37th minute after Barcelona de América's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Haroldo Chus took the corner. After taking down the ball on Tabossi's corner Haroldo Chus fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Guerrero Marva quite easily take care of the ball. Santo Romano's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Guerrero Marva read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. Guerrero Marva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santo Romano, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Garcia Puga's late challenge caught a Tabossi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Garcia Puga helped the player get up and apologised. Barcelona de América's Luis-Antonio Hompanera was substituted for Juan Sobre. Guerrero Marva had in the 49thth minute some difficulties stopping Santo Romano's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.
The wind increased when Ulises Casanande made the kick off in the second half. Santo Romano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 59 minutes, Santo Romano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tabossi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Santo Romano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 64 minutes into the match, Santo Romano notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Barcelona de América's Guerrero Marva. Guerrero Marva was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Tabossi booed when Barcelona de América was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luis-Antonio Hompanera didn't get a good kick on the ball. Santo Romano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Guerrero Marva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rico Marica scored 3-0 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Guerrero Marva, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Guerrero Marva came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Tabossi's Rico Marica. But to his dismay, Rico Marica quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Guerrero Marva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rico Marica, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Garcia Puga got his second yellow card in the match during the 80th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 80 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Barcelona de América! The referee gave Tabossi a penalty, 83 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Haroldo Chus, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Barcelona de América's Guerrero Marva. 5-0. Simula Dron recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Luis-Antonio Hompanera managed to get in a good position for a shot. Barcelona de América's supporters rose to their feet, but Luis-Antonio Hompanera was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nery Pumpido breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With an all-out effort, Barcelona de América's Nery Pumpido threw himself towards the right post 96 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ulises Casanande, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Tabossi fully deserved thier win.
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