League

Palermo
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Charles Woodson made the kick off which started today's match. After 8 played minutes Club Atletico Belgrano got a freekick which was hit by Claudio Jerico. If Charles Woodson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sergio Aguilera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Epifanio Lluc having to interfere. 13 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Club Atletico Belgrano's Charles Woodson fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. When Club Atletico Belgrano's Sergio Aguilera, in the 14th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Club Atletico Belgrano. Claudio Jerico charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Claudio Jerico the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Palermo AFC booed when Club Atletico Belgrano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claudio Jerico didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 21stth minute of the game Charles Woodson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Palermo AFC's Epifanio Lluc was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 23rd match minute, Club Atletico Belgrano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joel Palben to maneuver through the defense. When Charles Woodson came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Club Atletico Belgrano 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 Charles Woodson couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Palermo AFC defense, Charles Woodson kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Epifanio Lluc. The Palermo AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Epifanio Lluc should have stopped the shot. Charles Woodson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Epifanio Lluc having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Charles Woodson in the 39th minute of play forced Palermo AFC's goalkeeper Epifanio Lluc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Sergio Aguilera managed to get in a good position for a shot. Club Atletico Belgrano's supporters rose to their feet, but Sergio Aguilera was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Epifanio Lluc breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 45 minutes into the match, Club Atletico Belgrano's goalkeeper Constantino Jurgi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Amado Sendoa. Clemente Lizar kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Isidro Salamon to strike the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes of play, Club Atletico Belgrano's Diguinho Leal made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Epifanio Lluc was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Sergio Aguilera managed to get in a good position for a shot. Club Atletico Belgrano's supporters rose to their feet, but Sergio Aguilera was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Epifanio Lluc breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Charles Woodson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Sergio Aguilera sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Epifanio Lluc made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Charles Woodson in the 59th minute of play. 65 minutes into the match, Palermo AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Charles Woodson came free, but Epifanio Lluc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Isidro Salamon's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Constantino Jurgi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Palermo AFC's zone, Charles Woodson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Epifanio Lluc came out of the goal and Charles Woodson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Charles Woodson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Epifanio Lluc read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. Donato Marko tried in the 70th minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Epifanio Lluc a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 0-3. Diguinho Leal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Epifanio Lluc made a huge save. Epifanio Lluc made an important save on a dangerous shot by Diguinho Leal in the 79th minute. Club Atletico Belgrano's Sergio Aguilera got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Clemente Lizar fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Club Atletico Belgrano's protests and gave Clemente Lizar a yellow card for diving instead. In the 92nd match minute, Club Atletico Belgrano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Clemente Lizar to maneuver through the defense. Amado Sendoa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sergio Aguilera got free with Epifanio Lluc in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.