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Pipon Pipon Field
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Juan Ramalho took the kick off in the first half of the match. C. A. Pipon Pipon's Clemente Armani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nereo Lertxun in the 3rd minute of play. 4 minutes into the match, Trapiche's goalkeeper Santiago Meckel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jose José. Pepe Rompel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santiago Meckel having to interfere. Preston McCarthy hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Santiago Meckel made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Owen Vera sent off a good shot on target. Trapiche's Santiago Meckel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Trapiche from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan Ramalho in the 17th minute of play forced C. A. Pipon Pipon's goalkeeper Clemente Armani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 17th match minute, C. A. Pipon Pipon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ramon Kern to maneuver through the defense. In the 22nd minute, Leon Norino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Santiago Meckel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lanny Valle, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 24th minute, Daniel Gagriel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With his leg Santiago Meckel managed to avoid a goal in the 26thth minute, when C. A. Pipon Pipon's Owen Vera fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Pepe Rompel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 31 played minutes C. A. Pipon Pipon got a freekick which was hit by Ramon Kern. C. A. Pipon Pipon's Clemente Armani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Ramalho in the 32nd minute of play. In the 33rd minute of the match Trapiche got a corner. C. A. Pipon Pipon's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Leon Norino ran over to the corner to take the kick. Owen Vera's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Santiago Meckel firmly grabbed it by the left post. After having played for 45 minutes, Lanny Valle managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. C. A. Pipon Pipon's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lanny Valle was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

C. A. Pipon Pipon made a substitution. Bobby Fisher replaced Ramon Kern. Clemente Armani made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Juan Ramalho sent off a good shot on target. When Lanny Valle fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored C. A. Pipon Pipon's protests and gave Lanny Valle a yellow card for diving instead. Lanny Valle hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. 61 minutes into the match, C. A. Pipon Pipon's goalkeeper Clemente Armani had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Juan Ramalho. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nereo Lertxun in the 62nd minute of play forced C. A. Pipon Pipon's goalkeeper Clemente Armani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. C. A. Pipon Pipon's Clemente Armani proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save C. A. Pipon Pipon from getting a goal against them. Santiago Meckel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lanny Valle in the 66th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, C. A. Pipon Pipon's Bobby Fisher got a free kick in the 68th minute. 72 minutes into the game, Nereo Lertxun recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Clemente Armani. Nereo Lertxun showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-1. Santiago Meckel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lanny Valle in the 77th minute of play. After 80 played minutes C. A. Pipon Pipon got a freekick which was hit by Pepe Rompel. C. A. Pipon Pipon's Kelly Hopson was substituted for Preston McCarthy. Pepe Rompel hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. After 82 played minutes, Trapiche's Pedro Pasculli shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Clemente Armani came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Trapiche reached it. After 85 minutes C. A. Pipon Pipon's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Pedro Pasculli who took care of the corner kick. Jose José received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Santiago Meckel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Clemente Armani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Modesto Munio in the 92nd minute of the match. The C. A. Pipon Pipon supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Trapiche's performance. The match ended with a win for Trapiche.