League

Estadio Gualeguay
Spectators: 7975 (Terracing: 5983, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 158) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Inocencio Frichoso made the kick off which started today's match. Roman Chucho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Flavio Izel charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Flavio Izel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Cremonese booed when Punta Alvear was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Flavio Izel didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Lu Guang Lang's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Venancio Oto was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. A collision led to Cremonese getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Ingvar Lundqvist hit a great ball. Venancio Oto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Duvan Zapata, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ermegildo Heriberto hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. Venancio Oto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ingvar Lundqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. A collision led to Cremonese getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Jaime Porfiro hit a great ball. Jeremias Cruz made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when Jacinto Eleazar sent off a good shot on target. Venancio Oto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roman Chucho in the 37th minute of play. Cremonese's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Květoslav Kubalík in the 39th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacinto Eleazar in the 42nd minute of play forced Cremonese's goalkeeper Jeremias Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 43 minutes Cremonese's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jacinto Eleazar who took care of the corner kick. Jacinto Eleazar made a great header on Punta Alvear's corner, it was just that Cremonese's Jeremias Cruz managed to reach the ball for a save. Flavio Izel who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 43rdth minute tested the skills of Jeremias Cruz when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Punta Alvear's Venancio Oto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roman Chucho in the 45th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lu Guang Lang to strike the kick off in the second half. Venancio Oto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Duvan Zapata, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Punta Alvear's Venancio Oto got control of the ball when Lu Guang Lang tried to sneak it across the goal line. Punta Alvear's defense didn't have a chance, in the 56th minute, when Roman Chucho scored to the left of an out of position Venancio Oto, making the score, 0-1. Punta Alvear made a substitution. Edelmiro Veremundo replaced Emanuel Gizon. Venancio Oto made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lu Guang Lang in the 61st minute. In the 66th minute, Jacinto Eleazar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Punta Alvear fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. A collision led to Punta Alvear getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Inocencio Frichoso hit a great ball. 72 minutes into the match, Punta Alvear's goal looked a bit too open when Leonel Valentim came free, but Venancio Oto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Punta Alvear's Ermegildo Heriberto got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Punta Alvear's Venancio Oto got control of the ball when Lu Guang Lang tried to sneak it across the goal line. Lu Guang Lang did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-2 to the left of a surprised Venancio Oto 76 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Květoslav Kubalík got free with Venancio Oto in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 82 minutes into the match, Punta Alvear's goal looked a bit too open when Rolando Sabino came free, but Venancio Oto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Duvan Zapata fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Venancio Oto having to interfere. Venancio Oto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Květoslav Kubalík, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rolando Sabino in the 87th minute of play forced Punta Alvear's goalkeeper Venancio Oto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeremias Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edelmiro Veremundo in the 92nd minute of play. When Bogdan Gopov fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Punta Alvear's protests and gave Bogdan Gopov a yellow card for diving instead. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Cremonese walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.