Juniors Park
Spectators: 10937 (Terracing: 8204,
Seating: 2515, VIP seats: 218) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zico Zellier kicked off to start the match. A sloppy throw-in by Boruc Zdanowicz in the 2nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by GuateFortín's Roberto Trotta. In the 3rd minute, Javi Pinola hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 7 minutes into the match, Real Juniors's goal looked a bit too open when Zico Zellier came free, but Christian Carballo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Real Juniors's Christian Carballo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zico Zellier in the 10th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zico Zellier in the 12th minute of play forced Real Juniors's goalkeeper Christian Carballo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nery Pumpido made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ahmet Efe Suheyl in the 13th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zico Zellier in the 15th minute of play forced Real Juniors's goalkeeper Christian Carballo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nery Pumpido made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ahmet Efe Suheyl in the 17th minute. Christian Carballo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zico Zellier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Real Juniors defense, Zico Zellier kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Christian Carballo. The Real Juniors fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Christian Carballo should have stopped the shot. 27 minutes into the match, GuateFortín's goal looked a bit too open when Jerry Dhanabalan came free, but Nery Pumpido reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nery Pumpido showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roland Redondo, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 31st minute Sven-Edvin Jansson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christian Carballo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Christian Carballo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sven-Edvin Jansson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. GuateFortín's Nery Pumpido proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save GuateFortín from getting a goal against them. After 41 played minutes GuateFortín got a freekick which was hit by Máximo Perrone. Nery Pumpido made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ahmet Efe Suheyl in the 42nd minute. The supporters of Real Juniors booed when GuateFortín was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zico Zellier didn't get a good kick on the ball. 46 minutes into the match, Ahmet Efe Suheyl had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nery Pumpido. GuateFortín's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ahmet Efe Suheyl was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ahmet Efe Suheyl was the one to do the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Máximo Perrone managed to get in a good position for a shot. GuateFortín's supporters rose to their feet, but Máximo Perrone was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Christian Carballo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Christian Carballo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zico Zellier in the 55th minute. 60 minutes into the game, Jerry Dhanabalan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Nery Pumpido was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Real Juniors's goalkeeper Christian Carballo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of GuateFortín booed when Real Juniors was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Boruc Zdanowicz didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 66th match minute, Real Juniors was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Boruc Zdanowicz to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Máximo Perrone in the 68th minute of play forced Real Juniors's goalkeeper Christian Carballo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Christian Carballo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Máximo Perrone, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nery Pumpido took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Efe Suheyl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79th match minute, GuateFortín was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christian Najarro to maneuver through the defense. Nery Pumpido showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jerry Dhanabalan in the 81st minute of the match. In the 85th minute Jerry Dhanabalan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nery Pumpido saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nery Pumpido showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roland Redondo, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. With a little luck, Real Juniors's Christian Carballo got control of the ball when Sven-Edvin Jansson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Christian Carballo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mario Gomez in the 96th minute.
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