Official Cup

Gran Parque Central
Spectators: 168 (Terracing: 127, Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) Florentino Petrigai started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. With a little luck, Deportivo Balvanera's Ciro Gombal got control of the ball when Chumo Palmero tried to sneak it across the goal line. The corner led Nacional's Niolaao Viya to a score. 1-0 in the 5th minute. Victoriano Quintin lost his temper 9 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 8th minute of the game. One of Deportivo Balvanera:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Nacional:s goal. When the match had gone on for 10 minutes, Matías Viña took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Ciro Gombal to make any attempt to save it. Ciro Gombal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niolaao Viya, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Efrain Hormilla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Ciro Gombal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Deportivo Balvanera's Ciro Gombal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Deportivo Balvanera from getting a goal against them. Nacional were awarded a corner in the 18th minute after Deportivo Balvanera's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Joseph Gayoso took the corner. Nacional's Joseph Gayoso was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ciro Gombal in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Balvanera's Sixto Belasko got a free kick in the 25th minute. Ciro Gombal was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Chumo Palmero. Ciro Gombal didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 34th minute, which inside left pole to 3-0. Ciro Gombal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Efrain Hormilla in the 37th minute. Ciro Gombal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joseph Gayoso in the 37th minute of play. Deportivo Balvanera's Ciro Gombal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Deportivo Balvanera from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niolaao Viya in the 40th minute of play forced Deportivo Balvanera's goalkeeper Ciro Gombal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristobal Hulberto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Juaneizu Merida tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Efrain Hormilla to make the kick off. Ciro Gombal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Efrain Hormilla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nacional's attack was well implemented in the 61st minute, but when Luciano Inverso was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Joseph Gayoso recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ciro Gombal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Efrain Hormilla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 67 played minutes Deportivo Balvanera got a freekick which was hit by Sixto Belasko. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niolaao Viya in the 67th minute of play forced Deportivo Balvanera's goalkeeper Ciro Gombal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ciro Gombal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Efrain Hormilla in the 69th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Efrain Hormilla in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ciro Gombal prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Chumo Palmero received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Ciro Gombal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ciro Gombal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chumo Palmero in the 78th minute of the match. Ciro Gombal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Efrain Hormilla in the 80th minute of the match. Ciro Gombal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Phelipe Mesia in the 82nd minute of play. Luciano Inverso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciro Gombal having to interfere. In the 88th minute Efrain Hormilla shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciro Gombal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 89 minutes into the match, Deportivo Balvanera's goal looked a bit too open when Luciano Inverso came free, but Ciro Gombal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Niolaao Viya sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ciro Gombal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Efrain Hormilla, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. The audience was convinced that Efrain Hormilla's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ciro Gombal was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Efrain Hormilla in the 95th minute of play forced Deportivo Balvanera's goalkeeper Ciro Gombal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 97 minutes had been played when some careless play by Deportivo Balvanera's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Joseph Gayoso was slow to take the kick. During this time Nacional's players had a chance to rest. Joseph Gayoso made a great header on Nacional's corner, it was just that Deportivo Balvanera's Ciro Gombal managed to reach the ball for a save.