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Match Report
Estadio Machigasta
Spectators: 7200 (Terracing: 5400,
Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 144) Huachana's Tobias Cheche 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. In the 3rd minute Delmar Bide shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ignacio Valentine saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 4 minutes into the game, Huachana's Tobias Cheche nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Claudio Iruinea made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 10th minute, Gaspar Pasqual 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. Vinicio Montay's late challenge caught a YaVamosAGanar's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vinicio Montay helped the player get up and apologised. Vinicio Montay kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. If Orlando Ursino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Gaspar Pasqual had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Huachana getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Martin Acosta hit a great ball. Orlando Ursino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Ignacio Valentine tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of YaVamosAGanar booed when Huachana was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Blas Ihazintu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 25th minute, YaVamosAGanar's Orlando Ursino ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ignacio Valentine. Ignacio Valentine yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. In the 33rd of the match, Orlando Ursino tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Ignacio Valentine got in the way and made a wonderful save. Tobias Cheche 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. Aristides Cordearo kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. In the 41st minute, Godfredo Gorka sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and YaVamosAGanar's Claudio Iruinea didn't even have to move. Blas Ihazintu charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Blas Ihazintu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 48 minutes into the game, Tobias Cheche cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Claudio Iruinea was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Orlando Ursino was the one to do the kick off. 58 minutes into the match, Huachana's Jonathan Raphael sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Claudio Iruinea narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 62 minutes, Tobias Cheche managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Huachana's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tobias Cheche was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tobias Cheche fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claudio Iruinea having to interfere. If Tobias Cheche had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 73rd match minute, YaVamosAGanar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aristides Cordearo to maneuver through the defense. Claudio Iruinea acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 74th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Godfredo Gorka. Isidoro Clemencin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Claudio Iruinea made a huge save. In the 86th minute of the match Benjamin Bermudez shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Claudio Iruinea showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Orlando Ursino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gaspar Pasqual sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.