League

Libertadores America
Spectators: 9304 (Terracing: 6980, Seating: 2139, VIP seats: 185) Barcelona FC's Antonio Orozco 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. Tomás Rosado didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nacho Talamanca went, in the 4th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Tomás Rosado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abel Jara, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nacho Talamanca in the 15th minute of play forced Diablos Rojos's goalkeeper Tomás Rosado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Barcelona FC were awarded a corner in the 16th minute after Diablos Rojos's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Eloi House took the corner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruben Fallas in the 21st minute of play forced Barcelona FC's goalkeeper Virgilio Rojas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Barcelona FC's Abel Jara got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 26 minutes of play, Diablos Rojos's Rene Orlich made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Virgilio Rojas was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 29th minute, Abel Jara made a precise shot to the right of Tomás Rosado. Diablos Rojos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-4. Ruben Fallas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Virgilio Rojas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. Antonio Orozco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomás Rosado having to interfere. If Abel Jara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 48th minute, Camillo Consalvi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-5.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ruben Fallas was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute Antonio Orozco suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Mauricio Quiros charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mauricio Quiros the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mauricio Quiros hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. 55 minutes into the match, Barcelona FC's Eloi House broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Gerardo Sanchez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Tomás Rosado made a huge save. 57 minutes into the match, Diablos Rojos's goalkeeper Tomás Rosado had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fabio Cordero. The supporters of Diablos Rojos booed when Barcelona FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Stratos Chatzigiannis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 59th minute of the match Otilio Artavia sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Virgilio Rojas skillfully saved the ball. After 60 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Diablos Rojos! The supporters of Barcelona FC booed when Diablos Rojos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Asdrubal Alfaro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 65th minute, Eloi House sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Diablos Rojos's Tomás Rosado didn't even have to move. When Asdrubal Alfaro fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Diablos Rojos's protests and gave Asdrubal Alfaro a yellow card for diving instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Julio Oses got free with Tomás Rosado in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Barcelona FC's Virgilio Rojas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mauricio Quiros in the 71st minute of play. Diablos Rojos's Tomás Rosado proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Diablos Rojos from getting a goal against them. In the 74th minute Nacho Talamanca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomás Rosado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Barcelona FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Eloi House in the 75th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nacho Talamanca in the 78th minute of play forced Diablos Rojos's goalkeeper Tomás Rosado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Diablos Rojos getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Mauricio Quiros hit a great ball. Diablos Rojos's Tomás Rosado proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save Diablos Rojos from getting a goal against them. Tomás Rosado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nacho Talamanca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Diablos Rojos's Tomás Rosado proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Diablos Rojos from getting a goal against them. Diablos Rojos's Tomás Rosado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nacho Talamanca in the 91st minute of play. In the 92nd minute, Gerardo Sanchez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tomás Rosado was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-7. After 97 minutes of play, Barcelona FC's Gerardo Sanchez made it 1-8 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tomás Rosado was left in no man's land by his defense there! Barcelona FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.