League

Guzmán
Spectators: 9254 (Terracing: 6942, Seating: 2128, VIP seats: 184) La Romana's Julio Zapata 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 Eloy Canellas in the 5th minute of play forced La Romana's goalkeeper Matt Estévez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matt Estévez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eloy Canellas in the 7th minute of play. If Eloy Canellas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 23rdth minute of the game Eloy Canellas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Romana's Matt Estévez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 26th minute, Gustavino Grazia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lucio Chapado was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Eloy Canellas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Matt Estévez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Albert Garrido during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Albert Garrido kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. In the 38thth minute of the game Eloy Canellas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but La Romana's Matt Estévez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Robert Peguero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Matt Estévez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 42 minutes into the game, Robert Peguero recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Matt Estévez. Robert Peguero showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. Eloy Canellas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matt Estévez having to interfere. In the 48th minute, La Romana's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Robert Peguero fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eloy Canellas was the one to do the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Esmerling Arellano in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Matt Estévez saved La Romana from getting behind. When Eloy Canellas came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Guzmán 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 Eloy Canellas couldn't finish the play. Matt Estévez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eloy Canellas went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. In the 60th minute Eloy Canellas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matt Estévez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to La Romana getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Miguel Velasco hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice moves Gerónimo Godín could shoot a difficult shot in the 66th minute, which Lucio Chapado however easily saved by the left post. Matt Estévez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eloy Canellas's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. The supporters of Guzmán booed when La Romana was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aquilino Schultz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Matt Estévez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eloy Canellas in the 70th minute of the match. If Eloy Canellas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eloy Canellas in the 76th minute of play forced La Romana's goalkeeper Matt Estévez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, La Romana's Carlos Pérez got a free kick in the 81st minute. After 84 minutes, Carlos Pérez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Romana and the Guzmán players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, La Romana's Carlos Pérez got a free kick in the 84th minute. Eloy Canellas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Matt Estévez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eloy Canellas in the 92nd minute of play forced La Romana's goalkeeper Matt Estévez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matt Estévez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esmerling Arellano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 95th minute Eloy Canellas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matt Estévez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Eloy Canellas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Guzmán'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.