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El Pikadero
Spectators: 7318 (Terracing: 5490, Seating: 1683, VIP seats: 145) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ruperto Manni took the kick off in the first half of the match. Victoriano Semeno came out of the goal in the 6th minute to try and stop a shot by Zucundum FC's Ruperto Manni. But to his dismay, Ruperto Manni quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 10th minute, Lucio Bertin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Ruperto Manni's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Victoriano Semeno was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. If Ruperto Manni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cleto Lamberto lost his temper 22 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 21st minute of the game. One of Zucundum FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Pikas F.C.:s goal. Zucundum FC:s Leonides Luix showed great skill when he stopped Ignacio Galo:s penalty. Diego Francho struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Victoriano Semeno didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Zucundum FC. If Leo Txaran had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Diego Francho managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zucundum FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Diego Francho was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Victoriano Semeno breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 30 minutes into the match, Zucundum FC's Horacio Liher sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Victoriano Semeno narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Diego Francho came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Zucundum FC 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 Diego Francho couldn't finish the play. Diego Francho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victoriano Semeno having to interfere. After 35 minutes of play, Zucundum FC's Diego Francho made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Victoriano Semeno was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 39th minute, Horacio Liher 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. Leo Txaran received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Victoriano Semeno tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 43 minutes, Leo Txaran managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zucundum FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leo Txaran was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ovidio Marques fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victoriano Semeno having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Godfredo Serapio to strike the kick off in the second half. When Zucundum FC's Leo Txaran in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pikas F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. Horacio Liher sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Diego Francho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Victoriano Semeno having to make a save. 60 minutes into the game, Albino Cordeara was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pikas F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Zucundum FC the free kick. In the 61st match minute, Pikas F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albino Cordeara to maneuver through the defense. Horacio Liher fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victoriano Semeno having to interfere. 63 minutes into the game, Zucundum FC's Leo Txaran nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Victoriano Semeno made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. 68 minutes into the game, Diego Francho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Victoriano Semeno was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Victoriano Semeno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leo Txaran in the 72nd minute of play. Leo Txaran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 75th minute, Leo Txaran left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zucundum FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. In the 78th minute, Leo Txaran ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Victoriano Semeno was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-6. If Diego Francho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Diego Francho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Victoriano Semeno tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leo Txaran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Leo Txaran managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zucundum FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Leo Txaran was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Victoriano Semeno breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Diego Francho's late challenge caught a Pikas F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Diego Francho helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Zucundum FC's Diego Francho got a free kick in the 91st minute. Victoriano Semeno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leo Txaran in the 94th minute of the match. Zucundum FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.