mentewasos 2 - 1 calienta (386933892)

Fairly good weather for football had drawn a crowd of 12000 to matadero. Pedro Barros was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Johann Neudeck and Jesús Villa. People from all over La Paz had joined up for the derby. mentewasos started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. They fielded: Ulloa - Inti, Soto, Oh, Moreno - Ríos, Centeno, Huanca, Choi - Marzana, Patzi.

calienta decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. Lineup: Guzmán - Ambaiba, Borja, Castro, Dimas - Saucedo, Ayoroa, Tamayo, Díaz - Serpa, Soto.

Many thought J. Patzi ought to have been awarded a penalty 23 minutes into the game, as he went down trying to dribble around C. Guzmán after a determined run through the middle. 29 minutes in, calienta's H. Borja received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Due to a severely mistimed tackle, E. Soto of mentewasos spent some time on the grass writhing in agony before he could get up and continue the game. A. Centeno's lack of experience almost gave calienta a goal after 32 minutes, but the shot went right into the keeper's arms. After 33 minutes, mentewasos were awarded a free kick. Rather than shooting straight at goal, the taker went for an indirect variant which seemed to take his team mates a bit by surprise. E. Soto did attempt a finish, but from an awkward position, sending the ball into the away fans. At 34 minutes played, A. Centeno came in from the right with the intention of giving mentewasos the lead, but his rocket of a shot rattled the crossbar. After 37 minutes, the home side was awarded a penalty. The visitors protested wildly but the referee was adamant. N. Inti easily put the ball away to give the lead to mentewasos. 1 - 0 A lunatic dribble by N. Inti, in front of his own keeper, set up calienta's V. Soto for an embarrassingly easy strike after 40 minutes. 1 - 1! 1 - 1 was the halftime score. mentewasos had most of the ball, with 57 percent of possession.

After 56 minutes of play, N. Inti gave the home team a 2 - 1 lead after an attack coming in from the right. calienta's V. Soto was shown a yellow card after 67 minutes for slicing down an opponent. The visitors almost came back with an equaliser 75 minutes into the match after a good combination down the middle, but when A. Serpa tried to finish the attack, he couldn't deliver the shot hard enough to seriously challenge the keeper. Possession in this half belonged to mentewasos, who controlled the ball 58 percent of the time.

A. Centeno performed admirably for mentewasos. However, E. Soto made a disastrous appearance. calienta's best player was A. Serpa. On the other hand, C. Guzmán's play was disheartening. The match ends 2 - 1.