League

Ricardo Bochini
Spectators: 6799 (Terracing: 5320, Seating: 1399, VIP seats: 80) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gabriel Urre took the kick off in the first half of the match. Giovanni Chaves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernan Platon in the 6th minute of the match. In the 10th minute, Amancio Marques reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Melquiades Urdin. The goal made the score 1-0. Fernan Platon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giovanni Chaves having to interfere. Giovanni Chaves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Urre, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Felipe Florin got free with Melquiades Urdin in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Giovanni Chaves took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernan Platon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Astica AFC's Melquiades Urdin got control of the ball when Felipe Florin tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Astica AFC's zone, Amancio Marques stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Melquiades Urdin came out of the goal and Amancio Marques tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Giovanni Chaves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fernan Platon in the 43rd minute of play. independiente's Giovanni Chaves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Urre in the 45th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernan Platon in the 47th minute of play forced independiente's goalkeeper Giovanni Chaves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Amancio Marques stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, independiente's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel Urre came free, but Giovanni Chaves reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Giovanni Chaves made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Fernan Platon sent off a good shot on target. In the 59th minute, Gabriel Urre got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Melquiades Urdin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amancio Marques in the 61st minute of play. In the 68th minute independiente were awarded a corner. Felipe Florin went to the cornerflag to take it. Gabriel Urre received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Giovanni Chaves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Gabriel Urre took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Giovanni Chaves to make any attempt to save it. Alonzo Beltza kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Giovanni Chaves showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Urre, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Through an outstanding action, after 93 minutes, Giovanni Chaves successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Giovanni Chaves made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gabriel Urre in the 95th minute of play. If Fernan Platon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.