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St. Emilio Perfecto
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rodolfo Cordeiro took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodolfo Cordeiro in the 3rd minute of play forced Piernas Locas Crane FC's goalkeeper Horacio Ishmael to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Horacio Ishmael showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodolfo Cordeiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. In the 5thth minute of the game Rodolfo Cordeiro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Piernas Locas Crane FC's Horacio Ishmael was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 6 minutes had been played when some careless play by Piernas Locas Crane FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Haroldo Martxot was slow to take the kick. During this time Santa Maradona's players had a chance to rest. The corner led to Santa Maradona's Cecilio Beltxe getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. 8 minutes into the match, Miguel Transito had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Horacio Ishmael. Piernas Locas Crane FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Miguel Transito was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 12 minutes into the match, Piernas Locas Crane FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rodolfo Cordeiro came free, but Horacio Ishmael reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Horacio Ishmael made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Transito in the 14th minute of play. If Rodolfo Cordeiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Horacio Ishmael showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodolfo Cordeiro in the 17th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the match, Piernas Locas Crane FC's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Transito came free, but Horacio Ishmael reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Errapel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Americo Millan in the 20th minute. Piernas Locas Crane FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Americo Millan in the 21st minute. Rodolfo Cordeiro took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Horacio Ishmael. Horacio Ishmael dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. The audience was convinced that Rodolfo Cordeiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Horacio Ishmael was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Jonathan Errapel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dalmacio Cortez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laureano Amato in the 32nd minute of play forced Santa Maradona's goalkeeper Jonathan Errapel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36thth minute of the game Rodolfo Cordeiro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Piernas Locas Crane FC's Horacio Ishmael was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Transito in the 37th minute of play forced Piernas Locas Crane FC's goalkeeper Horacio Ishmael to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Rodolfo Cordeiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Horacio Ishmael was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. Rodolfo Cordeiro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Santa Maradona's Corneliu Văcăroiu pulled a muscle in his leg after 44 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Laureano Amato charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Laureano Amato the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Santa Maradona made a substitution. Alvaro Cortez replaced Corneliu Văcăroiu. Laureano Amato kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Piernas Locas Crane FC's Horacio Ishmael played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodolfo Cordeiro in the 46th minute of play. Horacio Ishmael took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodolfo Cordeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half Santa Maradona were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Laureano Amato made the kick off in the second half. Felix Ibar kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Rodolfo Cordeiro kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Horacio Ishmael. That made the score 0-3 in the 53 minute of play. A collision led to Piernas Locas Crane FC getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Nicasio Gergori hit a great ball. Jonathan Errapel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enrique Txomin in the 58th minute of play. Horacio Ishmael made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rodolfo Cordeiro in the 61st minute. After a rather tough play, Piernas Locas Crane FC's Edgard Mannuel got a free kick in the 62nd minute. The supporters of Santa Maradona booed when Piernas Locas Crane FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgard Mannuel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Horacio Ishmael made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodolfo Cordeiro in the 67th minute of play. Jonathan Errapel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enrique Txomin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Piernas Locas Crane FC getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Nicasio Gergori hit a great ball. In the 77th minute, Santa Maradona's Rodolfo Cordeiro ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Horacio Ishmael. Horacio Ishmael yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-5. 81 minutes into the match, Santa Maradona's goal looked a bit too open when Enrique Txomin came free, but Jonathan Errapel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 83 minutes into the game, Piernas Locas Crane FC's Americo Millan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonathan Errapel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-5. 88 minutes into the match, Enrique Txomin notched a goal, 2-5, to the right of Santa Maradona's Jonathan Errapel. Jonathan Errapel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 91 played minutes Piernas Locas Crane FC got a freekick which was hit by Joel Vito. Nicasio Gergori got a throw-in 94 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Enrique Txomin. Santa Maradona played a much better game than Piernas Locas Crane FC and deserved their victory. The Piernas Locas Crane FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.