League

Estadio Sol Guatta
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) SOL GUATTA TE AMO's Arnulfo Batista 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnulfo Batista in the 4th minute of play forced Bandera AFC's goalkeeper Mariano Benat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 6 minutes, Froilan Gutierrez put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Patricio Baldovino. If Arnulfo Batista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Froilan Gutierrez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mariano Benat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnulfo Batista, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes into the match, SOL GUATTA TE AMO's goal looked a bit too open when Froilan Gutierrez came free, but Patricio Baldovino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bruno Mannuel got a throw-in 30 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Daniel Bermudez. Igor Ariando hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. A throw-in in the 38th minute of the game was made by Igor Ariando with Froilan Gutierrez as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. The supporters of SOL GUATTA TE AMO booed when Bandera AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bruno Mannuel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mariano Benat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miguel Cedro, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Mariano Benat made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Arnulfo Batista sent off a good shot on target. The SOL GUATTA TE AMO players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Bandera AFC were winning 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Froilan Gutierrez was the one to do the kick off. Mariano Benat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaudencio Arano, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. In the 62nd minute Ismael Bartuelo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mariano Benat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bandera AFC's Mariano Benat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ismael Bartuelo in the 63rd minute of play. In the 66th minute, Arnulfo Batista ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mariano Benat was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After 70 minutes of play, SOL GUATTA TE AMO's Arnulfo Batista made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mariano Benat was left in no man's land by his defense there! 75 minutes into the match, Ismael Bartuelo notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Bandera AFC's Mariano Benat. Mariano Benat was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Mariano Benat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnulfo Batista in the 80th minute of the match. After 81 played minutes Bandera AFC got a freekick which was hit by Serafino Matthew. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arnulfo Batista in the 84th minute of play forced Bandera AFC's goalkeeper Mariano Benat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SOL GUATTA TE AMO's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.