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Match Report
Santurce
Spectators: 7280 (Terracing: 5462,
Seating: 1674, VIP seats: 144) Bruno Kaxen kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Joaquin Bastiaro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cienaguita's supporters rose to their feet, but Joaquin Bastiaro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eleuterio Libertad breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Joaquin Bastiaro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cienaguita's supporters rose to their feet, but Joaquin Bastiaro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eleuterio Libertad breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 14thth minute of the game Joel Benitez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cienaguita's Julian Cruz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 15th minute, Marciano Pepillo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julian Cruz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Benitez, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Eleuterio Libertad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo Eli in the 17th minute of play. With 19 minutes on the clock, Leandro Osmundo commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After a rather tough play, Cienaguita's Fermin Matteo got a free kick in the 26th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Abelardo Edorta could shoot a difficult shot in the 27th minute, which Julian Cruz however easily saved by the left post. After 29 minutes, Abelardo Edorta mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Santurce and the Cienaguita players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Santurce's Abelardo Edorta got a free kick in the 29th minute. Cienaguita's Julian Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joel Benitez in the 39th minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, Cienaguita's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Benitez came free, but Julian Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Benitez to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Santurce's Joel Benitez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Julian Cruz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joel Benitez in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julian Cruz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 66th minute, Abelardo Edorta 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. If Abelardo Edorta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joel Benitez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Julian Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abelardo Edorta in the 77th minute of play. Fermin Matteo kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Joel Benitez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julian Cruz having to interfere. Abelardo Edorta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Julian Cruz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joaquin Bastiaro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eleuterio Libertad having to interfere. Fermin Matteo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eleuterio Libertad having to interfere.
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