League

Libertadores América
Spectators: 8180 (Terracing: 6137, Seating: 1881, VIP seats: 162) Club Hernandarias's Eriz Lobregon 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. Club Hernandarias's Raitin Payno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cesario Samaniego in the 8th minute of play. Raitin Payno showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cesario Samaniego, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 15th match minute, Club Sportivo Luqueño was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Licerio Santillana to maneuver through the defense. After 17 played minutes Club Sportivo Luqueño got a freekick which was hit by Oskitz Toca. After 23 played minutes, Club Sportivo Luqueño's Jeremias Heban shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Raitin Payno came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Club Sportivo Luqueño reached it. Club Hernandarias's Eriz Lobregon got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 27th minute, Eriz Jalon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 34th minute, Salvatore Olabe got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Txerran Altemiz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 41stth minute of the game Cesario Samaniego who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Club Hernandarias's Raitin Payno was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 43 minutes into the match, Cesario Samaniego had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Raitin Payno. Club Hernandarias's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cesario Samaniego was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Salvatore Olabe might have been able to make a better finish in the 47th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marquinhos Tróia. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Salvatore Olabe ran back to his position shaking his head. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cesario Samaniego stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Marquinhos Tróia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eriz Lobregon in the 56th minute of play. Cesario Samaniego received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Raitin Payno tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eriz Lobregon in the 70th minute of play forced Club Sportivo Luqueño's goalkeeper Marquinhos Tróia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th minute, Cesario Samaniego left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Club Sportivo Luqueño fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cesario Samaniego got free with Raitin Payno in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 84th minute, Niva Pumarejo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 86th minute, Niva Pumarejo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 88th minute Salvatore Olabe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marquinhos Tróia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 93rd match minute, Club Hernandarias was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Salvatore Olabe to maneuver through the defense.