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Diego A. Maradona
Spectators: 7283 (Terracing: 5464, Seating: 1675, VIP seats: 144) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Feliciano Herauso started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Club Deportivo Español getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Laureano Ponciano hit a great ball. After 7 minutes, Esteve Cordaro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club Deportivo Español and the CSD Zamba players grew even worse after the yellow card. Esteve Cordaro kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Mariano Oalo succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 15th playminute. 22 minutes into the game, Feliciano Herauso was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Club Deportivo Español's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave CSD Zamba the free kick. After a rather tough play, Club Deportivo Español's Feliciano Herauso got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Joel Bakar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mariano Oalo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emiliano Vachon having to interfere. When Jonathan Chago came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the CSD Zamba fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jonathan Chago couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet as Mariano Oalo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Emiliano Vachon. That made the score 3-0 in the 38 minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Joel Bakar managed to get in a good position for a shot. CSD Zamba's supporters rose to their feet, but Joel Bakar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emiliano Vachon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 48 minutes into the match, CSD Zamba's Mariano Oalo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Emiliano Vachon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mariano Oalo to make the kick off. Dario Gar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Emiliano Vachon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 60 minutes of play, CSD Zamba's Jonathan Chago made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emiliano Vachon was left in no man's land by his defense there! Joel Bakar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emiliano Vachon having to interfere. Joel Bakar might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Emiliano Vachon. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Joel Bakar ran back to his position shaking his head. 66 minutes into the match, Club Deportivo Español's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Oalo came free, but Emiliano Vachon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Esteve Cordaro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Club Deportivo Español's supporters rose to their feet, but Esteve Cordaro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Genaro Hermelando breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eustaquio Chumo charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eustaquio Chumo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Club Deportivo Español's Eustaquio Chumo got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Genaro Hermelando made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Feliciano Herauso in the 76th minute of play. In the 77th match minute, CSD Zamba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilberto Bonifaco to maneuver through the defense. CSD Zamba's Genaro Hermelando played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Feliciano Herauso in the 78th minute of play. After having played for 80 minutes, Mariano Oalo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CSD Zamba's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mariano Oalo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 82 minutes into the match, Club Deportivo Español's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Oalo came free, but Emiliano Vachon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Joel Bakar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. CSD Zamba's Mariano Oalo got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dario Gar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 90th minute, Alejo Menendo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Feliciano Herauso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. CSD Zamba's Joel Bakar got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. There was no doubt that CSD Zamba were the better team. CSD Zamba's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.