League

Las Ánimas
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Heliodoro Farias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without José Chilavert having to interfere. In the 14thth minute of the game Diego Armando Lamb who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Crucero del Sur's Tom Howard was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tom Howard made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Ignacio Vera in the 15th minute of play. When the match clock showed 16 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Diego Armando Lamb sped through Crucero del Sur's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tom Howard. 20 minutes in the game Dani Alves did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Pedro Tomás Talamilla. Tom Howard stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Diego Armando Lamb's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Diego Armando Lamb in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tom Howard saved Crucero del Sur from getting behind. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by Crucero del Sur's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dani Alves was slow to take the kick. During this time Algarrobo's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Jack Madison heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. 27 minutes into the match, Edmundo Cañas notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Crucero del Sur's Tom Howard. Tom Howard was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 31 minutes Crucero del Sur's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Dani Alves who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Algarrobo's Diego Armando Lamb to fire away a dangerous shot which Tom Howard despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 34 minutes had been played when some careless play by Crucero del Sur's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dani Alves was slow to take the kick. During this time Algarrobo's players had a chance to rest. The Algarrobo fans' excitement grew in the 39th match minute when Algarrobo's Diego Armando Lamb looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When Orlando Byers fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Crucero del Sur's protests and gave Orlando Byers a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Crucero del Sur's Orlando Byers got a free kick in the 43rd minute. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 44th minute of the game. One of Crucero del Sur:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Algarrobo:s goal. Tom Howard had in the 47thth minute some difficulties stopping Edmundo Cañas's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Heliodoro Farias to strike the kick off in the second half. After having played for 50 minutes, Juan Ignacio Vera managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Algarrobo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Juan Ignacio Vera was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 54 minutes into the match, Crucero del Sur's goalkeeper Tom Howard had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Diego Armando Lamb. Diego Armando Lamb could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Tom Howard made a huge save. After having played for 59 minutes, Heliodoro Farias managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Crucero del Sur's supporters crossed their fingers, but Heliodoro Farias was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Algarrobo's Diego Armando Lamb in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Crucero del Sur's goalie prevented a goal. Diego Armando Lamb in the 61stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Tom Howard, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Tom Howard made an important save on a dangerous shot by Diego Armando Lamb in the 63rd minute. In the 64thth minute of the game Diego Armando Lamb who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Crucero del Sur's Tom Howard was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tom Howard made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Diego Armando Lamb sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Diego Armando Lamb in the 70th minute of play forced Crucero del Sur's goalkeeper Tom Howard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Crucero del Sur's Tom Howard got control of the ball when Diego Armando Lamb tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tom Howard made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Diego Armando Lamb sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Crucero del Sur's Tom Howard got control of the ball when Edmundo Cañas tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Diego Armando Lamb in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tom Howard saved Crucero del Sur from getting behind. A collision led to Algarrobo getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Pedro Tomás Talamilla hit a great ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Algarrobo walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.