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Yapeyú
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Petyuam's Jesus Lluc started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 2nd match minute, Petyuam was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nunez Txerran to maneuver through the defense. Lázaro Franco charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lázaro Franco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Petyuam getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Lázaro Franco hit a great ball. 6 minutes into the match, JUVENTUS AZ's Wilfredo Abaunza broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After 7 played minutes Petyuam got a freekick which was hit by Lázaro Franco. Jonas Ranolfo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, JUVENTUS AZ's Guaberto Tartalo got a free kick in the 13th minute. In the 18th minute, Inocencio Araoz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The JUVENTUS AZ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Inocencio Araoz in the 22nd minute of play forced Petyuam's goalkeeper Eustacio Piorno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 23 minutes Petyuam's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Wilfredo Abaunza who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Wilfredo Abaunza almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Petyuam's Eustacio Piorno did a great save. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Inocencio Araoz managed to get in a good position for a shot. JUVENTUS AZ's supporters rose to their feet, but Inocencio Araoz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eustacio Piorno breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 29th minute Dalmacio Malvin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eustacio Piorno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 31 played minutes JUVENTUS AZ got a freekick which was hit by Flavio Kaxen. Eustacio Piorno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Ulizes in the 37th minute of play. In the 40th minute, Nunez Txerran hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eustacio Piorno took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Inocencio Araoz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 44 minutes of play, JUVENTUS AZ's Wilfredo Abaunza made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eustacio Piorno was left in no man's land by his defense there! Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Inocencio Araoz was the one to do the kick off. The audience was convinced that Inocencio Araoz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eustacio Piorno was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. After 62 played minutes JUVENTUS AZ got a freekick which was hit by Guaberto Tartalo. Marcelo Jurdan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 66th minute Jesus Lluc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Honorio Nazario saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, Petyuam's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Ulizes came free, but Eustacio Piorno reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Petyuam's Santo Totakoxe got a free kick in the 74th minute. In the 79thth minute of the game Dalmacio Malvin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Petyuam's Eustacio Piorno was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Eustacio Piorno made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lucas Ulizes in the 81st minute. When Marcelo Jurdan came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Petyuam 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 Marcelo Jurdan couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Petyuam booed when JUVENTUS AZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guaberto Tartalo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 91st minute Wilfredo Abaunza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eustacio Piorno saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Petyuam's Eustacio Piorno got control of the ball when Lucas Ulizes tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Petyuam supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching JUVENTUS AZ's performance. The match ended with a win for JUVENTUS AZ.