Guapachosos 1 - 2 Centro (391206153)

Clouds darkened the skies at Defensores del Trago as 53913 spectators turned up for the match. Forest Sheppard was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Mónico Ambrosetti and Giulio Verde. Guapachosos decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Lineup: Gallegos - Geffen, Bratek, Özarpa - Gallardo, Pomatta, Súnico, Ojier, Tsuriel - Poklepovic, Muñiz.

A 2-5-3 alignment was the formation of choice for Centro. They fielded: Tapia - Héliot, Salaj - Claesson, De Becker, Salazar, Valdés, Solezzi - Kieri, Druţă, Petersen-Paulsen.

The Guapachosos free kick 29 minutes into the match seemed wasted, as the shot was both short and off target. But was this actually a plan? The ball landed at the feet of M. Muñiz, who was completely unmarked in the box. That's 1 - 0! The teams went for the halftime break at 1 - 0. This part of the game was a standoff between the teams in terms of possession.

N. Pomatta could have put Guapachosos up one more, but he fired into the side netting after breaking free on the left after 47 minutes. 67 minutes in, Guapachosos's N. Pomatta received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. V. Druţă of Centro seemed to be floating in the air as he elegantly headed in to make the score 1 - 1 after a corner kick that was nicely executed by T. Salaj. Making his way up the middle 71 minutes into the match, A. Tsuriel almost managed to squeeze a goal past the visitors' keeper, but the alert J. Tapia blocked it to keep the score level. After 72 minutes, G. Claesson sprinted between the opposing defenders and squared the ball, but the keeper deflected V. Druţă's shot. With 74 minutes played B. Bratek almost gave the home side the lead with an unexpected free kick set up, but the visitors' J. Tapia was onto it, grabbing the would be breakthrough ball. Centro took the lead after T. Salaj curved a free kick into the net. 1 - 2 E. Solezzi came close to extending the visitors' lead when he found himself completely unmarked in front of the goal after a pass through the middle. He tried to lift the ball over J. Gallegos but overcooked it and hit the bar instead. Guapachosos enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 52 percent of possession.

Guapachosos's top performer was clearly C. Poklepovic. On the other hand, N. Pomatta's play was disheartening. The most dominating Centro player was without a doubt K. De Becker. E. Solezzi was a disappointment, however. The match ends 1 - 2.