League

Estadio Basail
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Lowrider!'s Ciriaco Cresenciano 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. 9 minutes into the game, Eriberto Paul was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tabaquillo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lowrider! the free kick. Efrain Basualdo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonel Licerio, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. After 13 played minutes Tabaquillo got a freekick which was hit by Silvano Santiago. When Leonides Olentzaro came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Lowrider! 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 Leonides Olentzaro couldn't finish the play. Efrain Basualdo made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Silvano Santiago sent off a good shot on target. After 22 minutes, Alejandro Ur mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lowrider! and the Tabaquillo players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Lowrider! getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Alejandro Ur hit a great ball. In the 25th minute of the match Tabaquillo got a corner. Lowrider!'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Silvestre Tajo ran over to the corner to take the kick. Silvano Santiago could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Efrain Basualdo made a huge save. Albano Dominic showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciriaco Cresenciano in the 37th minute of the match. Efrain Basualdo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ildefonso Clis, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Silvano Santiago sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Albano Dominic showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciriaco Cresenciano in the 47th minute of the match. Leonides Olentzaro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Albano Dominic having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Ciriaco Cresenciano's late challenge caught a Tabaquillo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ciriaco Cresenciano helped the player get up and apologised. Ciriaco Cresenciano hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Efrain Basualdo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leonel Licerio went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Efrain Basualdo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonel Licerio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Silvano Santiago's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Efrain Basualdo was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. When Tabaquillo's Leonel Licerio in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lowrider!'s goalie prevented a goal. Tabaquillo's Leonel Licerio got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Baltasar Koldobika during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Baltasar Koldobika hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. 78 minutes into the game, Braulio Eguerdi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Efrain Basualdo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. During the 81st minute of the match Alejandro Ur completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Alejandro Ur a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After having played for 89 minutes, Silvano Santiago managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tabaquillo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Silvano Santiago was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 91st minute, Silvano Santiago ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Efrain Basualdo was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. 98 minutes into the match, Lowrider!'s goal looked a bit too open when Silvano Santiago came free, but Efrain Basualdo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. There was no doubt that Tabaquillo were the better team. Tabaquillo's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.