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Match Report
Estadio Perico
Spectators: 7198 (Terracing: 5400,
Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) Perico AFC's Fernando Diegotxe 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. Sebastian Basajaun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jaime Cayo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rogelio Ignatius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 10th minute, Rogelio Ignatius ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jaime Cayo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Jaime Cayo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Basajaun in the 14th minute of the match. In the 16th minute Fernando Diegotxe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Celestino Cordeal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sebastian Basajaun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaime Cayo having to interfere. After a rather tough play, los sufridoooos's Gonzalo Naldo got a free kick in the 29th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Fernando Diegotxe managed to get in a good position for a shot. Perico AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Fernando Diegotxe was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Celestino Cordeal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 35 played minutes los sufridoooos got a freekick which was hit by Salvador Bazil. Sebastian Basajaun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rogelio Ignatius to make the kick off. If Antonio Gervaso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. los sufridoooos's Sebastian Basajaun got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 59 minutes into the match, Perico AFC's goalkeeper Jaime Cayo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sebastian Basajaun. When Claudio Panpili came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Perico AFC 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 Claudio Panpili couldn't finish the play. In the 73rd minute, Ladislao Papo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. los sufridoooos were awarded a corner in the 76th minute after Perico AFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Artemio Uzuri took the corner. The corner ended in Artemio Uzuri almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Perico AFC's Jaime Cayo did a great save. 77 minutes had been played when some careless play by Perico AFC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Artemio Uzuri was slow to take the kick. During this time los sufridoooos's players had a chance to rest. If Sebastian Basajaun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Celestino Cordeal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernando Diegotxe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Celestino Cordeal stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Antonio Gervaso's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. Fernando Diegotxe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Celestino Cordeal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernando Diegotxe, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. After having played for 93 minutes, Sebastian Basajaun managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. los sufridoooos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sebastian Basajaun was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Rogelio Ignatius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ladislao Papo charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ladislao Papo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ladislao Papo hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. los sufridoooos's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.