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Vanguardia
Spectators: 6654 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Simon Tono kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in Vanguardia's zone, Anibal Gutxi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jacinto Ramirez came out of the goal and Anibal Gutxi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jacinto Ramirez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Esteban Txanton in the 5th minute of play. In the 7th minute the ball was on its way in behind Vanguardia's goalkeeper Jacinto Ramirez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 8th minute, Anibal Gutxi 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lucas Niva during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 15th minute of the game. One of Vanguardia:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Almagro:s goal. 20 minutes into the match, Bruno Illart had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Melquiades Gaspard. Almagro's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bruno Illart was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Jacinto Ramirez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anibal Gutxi in the 25th minute of the match. Esteban Txanton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacinto Ramirez having to interfere. Bruno Illart fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Melquiades Gaspard having to interfere. Esteban Txanton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Jacinto Ramirez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Esteban Txanton stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the game, Damian Senio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Vanguardia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Almagro the free kick. After a rather tough play, Vanguardia's Damian Senio got a free kick in the 54th minute. Jacinto Ramirez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esteban Txanton in the 57th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 68 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Simon Tono sped through Almagro's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Melquiades Gaspard. 75 minutes into the match, Esteban Txanton dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jacinto Ramirez, 2-2. If Simon Tono had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 85 minutes, Esteban Txanton managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Almagro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Esteban Txanton was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jacinto Ramirez made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Anibal Gutxi sent off a good shot on target. Bruno Illart might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Melquiades Gaspard. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bruno Illart ran back to his position shaking his head. Simon Tono might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Melquiades Gaspard. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Simon Tono ran back to his position shaking his head. Almagro's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.