League

Ichipuca
Spectators: 7199 (Terracing: 5401, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) Pingus Club's Fabio Casomiro started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Guaberto Gorri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samuel Danel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Manuel Cidro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Clemente Elixio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Justo Belasko having to interfere. Justo Belasko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabio Casomiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. A collision led to Tabaquillo getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Mateo Bernad hit a great ball. Justo Belasko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabio Casomiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. If Guaberto Magdaleno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuel Danel in the 24th minute of play forced Pingus Club's goalkeeper Guaberto Gorri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Justo Belasko made a fantastic save in the 25th minute, when Guaberto Magdaleno sent off a good shot on target. Guaberto Magdalenos short, quick shot in the 28thth minute got Justo Belasko to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 35th minute, Clemente Elixio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Tabaquillo's zone, Fabio Casomiro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Justo Belasko came out of the goal and Fabio Casomiro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 45 minutes, Manuel Cidro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tabaquillo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Manuel Cidro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Samuel Danel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Guaberto Gorri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

Orlando Gutierrez charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Orlando Gutierrez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Tabaquillo's Orlando Gutierrez got a free kick in the 52nd minute. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 55th minute of the game. One of Tabaquillo:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Pingus Club:s goal. 62 minutes into the match, Tabaquillo's goal looked a bit too open when Fabio Casomiro came free, but Justo Belasko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 63 minutes, Claudio Senio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tabaquillo and the Pingus Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Tabaquillo getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Claudio Senio hit a great ball. 75 minutes had been played when some careless play by Tabaquillo's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eustaquio Salamon was slow to take the kick. During this time Pingus Club's players had a chance to rest. Santiago Vimaro made a great header on Pingus Club's corner, it was just that Tabaquillo's Justo Belasko managed to reach the ball for a save. 78 minutes into the match, Tabaquillo's goal looked a bit too open when Guaberto Magdaleno came free, but Justo Belasko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tabaquillo's Justo Belasko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabio Casomiro in the 80th minute of play. Fabio Casomiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Justo Belasko having to interfere. If Guaberto Magdaleno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. During the 93rd minute of the match Orlando Gutierrez completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Orlando Gutierrez a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 94 played minutes Tabaquillo got a freekick which was hit by Orlando Gutierrez. In the 96th minute Fabio Casomiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Justo Belasko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the Tabaquillo players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Pingus Club.