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Cuñapirú
Spectators: 6669 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1669, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Angelino Dacio got the match started through his kick off. Mateo Nicholas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niceto Lluis in the 5th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Palomo Usuriaga AC's Roque Ferrando got a free kick in the 7th minute. In the 11th minute, Angelino Dacio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mateo Nicholas was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Roque Ferrando hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. In the 18th minute Dante Florinio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lino Orlo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19th play minute Higinio Ondino came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Lino Orlo. 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in El Rejunte F.C's zone, Angelino Dacio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mateo Nicholas came out of the goal and Angelino Dacio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 26th minute, Anastasio Oliverio sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Palomo Usuriaga AC's Lino Orlo didn't even have to move. Higinio Ondino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dante Florinio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Lino Orlo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 33rd minute, Higinio Ondino 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. In the 35th minute Dante Florinio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lino Orlo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dante Florinio to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Palomo Usuriaga AC's Niceto Lluis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mateo Nicholas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Moises Erramu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Lino Orlo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Higinio Ondino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lino Orlo having to interfere. In the 70th minute, Dante Florinio 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. Dante Florinio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lino Orlo having to interfere. In the 82nd match minute, Palomo Usuriaga AC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adan Checa to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Higinio Ondino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lino Orlo was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Niceto Lluis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Mateo Nicholas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 88 minutes into the game, Gabriel Garaile was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. El Rejunte F.C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Palomo Usuriaga AC the free kick. After recieving a nice pass, Palomo Usuriaga AC's Prospero Sanchez tried to score from far away in the 89th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the El Rejunte F.C defense, Niceto Lluis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mateo Nicholas. The El Rejunte F.C fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mateo Nicholas should have stopped the shot. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.