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Estadio Ensenada
Spectators: 7313 (Terracing: 5559, Seating: 1704, VIP seats: 50) Jaime Valentine could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Ramiro Lope made a huge save. In the 4th minute, Benito Ceandro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ramiro Lope was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. After 9 minutes, Thiago Alcantara mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Mervaleta and the Pavón players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to La Mervaleta getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Thiago Alcantara hit a great ball. 12 minutes into the match, La Mervaleta's goal looked a bit too open when Raimundo Lucila came free, but Antonio Marino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raimundo Lucila in the 15th minute of play forced La Mervaleta's goalkeeper Antonio Marino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Jaime Valentine managed to get in a good position for a shot. La Mervaleta's supporters rose to their feet, but Jaime Valentine was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ramiro Lope breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benito Ceandro in the 21st minute of play forced Pavón's goalkeeper Ramiro Lope to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antonio Marino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victorio Galtero, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Adrian Lucila was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 26 minutes into the match. Pavón's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Hipolito Rioja in the 29th minute. Hipolito Rioja made a great header on Pavón's corner, it was just that La Mervaleta's Antonio Marino managed to reach the ball for a save. Ovidio Pudes might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ramiro Lope. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ovidio Pudes ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Pavón's Flavio Haritz got a free kick in the 31st minute. Jaime Valentine might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ramiro Lope. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jaime Valentine ran back to his position shaking his head. Agustin Teyo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jaime Valentine stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jaime Valentine received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Ramiro Lope tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Pavón getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Teofilo Matxin hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Benito Ceandro during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 59th minute, Benito Ceandro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Antonio Marino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raimundo Lucila in the 60th minute of play. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Pavón's goalkeeper Ramiro Lope, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to La Mervaleta getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Geronimo Maule hit a great ball. Pavón's Hipolito Rioja shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 70th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Antonio Marino but with some difficulty. La Mervaleta's Antonio Marino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agustin Teyo in the 76th minute of play. La Mervaleta's Antonio Marino proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save La Mervaleta from getting a goal against them. Antonio Marino made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Teofilo Matxin sent off a good shot on target. When Dionisio Cai fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pavón's protests and gave Dionisio Cai a yellow card for diving instead. Ramiro Lope made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaime Valentine in the 84th minute of play. 87 minutes into the match, Victorio Galtero had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Antonio Marino. La Mervaleta's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Victorio Galtero was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Raimundo Lucila received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Antonio Marino came out and tried to block the shot, but Raimundo Lucila slotted it home off the left post making it 3-2 in the 90th minute. After some careless play in the Pavón defense, Jaime Valentine kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ramiro Lope. The Pavón fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ramiro Lope should have stopped the shot. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. La Mervaleta fully deserved thier win.