League

Estrella Lugano
Spectators: 7437 (Terracing: 5579, Seating: 1710, VIP seats: 148) After a rather tough play, Equino FC's Albano Bento got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Arnulfo Ramos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Esteve Natal, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Silvestre Osorio charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Silvestre Osorio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Silvestre Osorio kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Lugano Star C.D's Arnulfo Ramos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Esteve Natal in the 8th minute of play. Segundo Bernabel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Freddy Sabin made a huge save. Arnulfo Ramos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aquilino Oliverios, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aquilino Oliverios in the 16th minute of play forced Lugano Star C.D's goalkeeper Arnulfo Ramos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Equino FC booed when Lugano Star C.D was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Andres Farias didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arnulfo Ramos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Serafino Mogel in the 23rd minute of play. Arnulfo Ramos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esteve Natal in the 29th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Lugano Star C.D's zone, Serafino Mogel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arnulfo Ramos came out of the goal and Serafino Mogel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 倪沙昆 hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. After having played for 35 minutes, Serafino Mogel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Equino FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Serafino Mogel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aquilino Oliverios sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Silvano Urdaspal charged in rather forcefully in the 41st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Silvano Urdaspal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 41st minute of the game. One of Equino FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Lugano Star C.D:s goal. Freddy Sabin had in the 42ndth minute some difficulties stopping Segundo Bernabel's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 43rd minute Lugano Star C.D were awarded a corner. Segundo Bernabel went to the cornerflag to take it. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Serafino Mogel stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Pacifico Tejadillo notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Equino FC's Freddy Sabin. Freddy Sabin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ermegildo Pasqual fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnulfo Ramos having to interfere. 68 minutes into the match, Lugano Star C.D's goal looked a bit too open when Esteve Natal came free, but Arnulfo Ramos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aquilino Oliverios received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Arnulfo Ramos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Equino FC defense, Andres Farias kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Freddy Sabin. The Equino FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Freddy Sabin should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luisito Galsino in the 88th minute of play forced Equino FC's goalkeeper Freddy Sabin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Freddy Sabin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andres Farias in the 93rd minute of the match. Freddy Sabin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Andres Farias's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Lugano Star C.D fans cheered their team off the field, for while Equino FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.