League

Balbina
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Vergaray Mollinedo got the match started through his kick off. Pital's Lisandro Villasana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vergaray Mollinedo in the 10th minute of play. León Farell might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lisandro Villasana. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. León Farell ran back to his position shaking his head. 15 minutes into the match, Pital's goal looked a bit too open when Vergaray Mollinedo came free, but Lisandro Villasana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Vergaray Mollinedo came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the CD Balbina 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 Vergaray Mollinedo couldn't finish the play. If Vergaray Mollinedo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Pancho Vial came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the CD Balbina 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 Pancho Vial couldn't finish the play. Xzavion Paradela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonardo Gilavert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Camacho Ozaolaza blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Xzavion Paradela having to make a save. Thanks to some nice moves Jerson Esqueda could shoot a difficult shot in the 37th minute, which Lisandro Villasana however easily saved by the left post. Carlos Solanos charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carlos Solanos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of CD Balbina booed when Pital was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Solanos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vergaray Mollinedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Lisandro Villasana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ximenez Vuelta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

If Jerson Esqueda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 67 minutes, Jerson Esqueda managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CD Balbina's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jerson Esqueda was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Vergaray Mollinedo came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the CD Balbina 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 Vergaray Mollinedo couldn't finish the play. Vergaray Mollinedo struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Lisandro Villasana didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CD Balbina. Pital's Lisandro Villasana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jerson Esqueda in the 74th minute of play. After 74 minutes of play, CD Balbina's Jerson Esqueda made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lisandro Villasana was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Jerson Esqueda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vergaray Mollinedo in the 82nd minute of play forced Pital's goalkeeper Lisandro Villasana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vergaray Mollinedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Lisandro Villasana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Ximenez Vuelta managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pital's supporters rose to their feet, but Ximenez Vuelta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Xzavion Paradela breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the referee ended the match the CD Balbina players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.