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Estadio Monumental
Spectators: 7401 (Terracing: 5551, Seating: 1702, VIP seats: 148) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Esteban Beti took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jeronimo Jeraldo scored 1-0 in the 2nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tomás Rivero, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 6th match minute, Sportivo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jeronimo Jeraldo to maneuver through the defense. In the 7th minute of the match, Leonel Vargas tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Tomás Rivero saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Luciano Frans kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. La Cobra's Tomás Rivero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonel Vargas in the 13th minute of play. In the 19th minute Esteban Beti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esteve Otsoko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leonel Vargas hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. 23 minutes into the game, Rene Sidoro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sportivo FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave La Cobra the free kick. A collision led to Sportivo FC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Rene Sidoro hit a great ball. In the 24th minute Albano Iraitz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esteve Otsoko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Esteban Beti received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Esteve Otsoko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 30 minutes into the match, La Cobra's goal looked a bit too open when Bichiko Karonin came free, but Tomás Rivero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 31 minutes, Abelardo Celipe mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La Cobra and the Sportivo FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 35th minute Esteban Beti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esteve Otsoko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tomás Rivero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonel Vargas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Tiburcio Mannuel fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Cobra's protests and gave Tiburcio Mannuel a yellow card for diving instead. After 38 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for La Cobra! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leonel Vargas in the 42nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tomás Rivero prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Tomás Rivero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonel Vargas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Leonel Vargas made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bichiko Karonin in the 53rd minute of play forced La Cobra's goalkeeper Tomás Rivero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 54th minute Jeronimo Jeraldo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomás Rivero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tomás Rivero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonel Vargas, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Tomás Rivero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bichiko Karonin in the 57th minute of play. La Cobra's Tomás Rivero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bichiko Karonin in the 58th minute of play. Tomás Rivero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonel Vargas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 62nd minute Luciano Frans shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomás Rivero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, La Cobra's goal looked a bit too open when Jeronimo Jeraldo came free, but Tomás Rivero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomás Rivero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luciano Frans, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. If Leonel Vargas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. La Cobra's attentive Jose Vasco managed to snatch the ball when Damaso Aritza made a throw-in in the 74th minute of the game. 76 minutes into the match, Jeronimo Jeraldo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tomás Rivero. La Cobra's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jeronimo Jeraldo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Tomás Rivero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luciano Frans, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeronimo Jeraldo in the 82nd minute of play forced La Cobra's goalkeeper Tomás Rivero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. La Cobra's Tomás Rivero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonel Vargas in the 84th minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Luciano Frans had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tomás Rivero. La Cobra's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luciano Frans was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. La Cobra's attentive Bernardo Dimas managed to snatch the ball when Damaso Aritza made a throw-in in the 88th minute of the game. In the 94th minute of the game Leonides Geofredo made a throw-in which Jeronimo Jeraldo played forward. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Sportivo FC had played much better football throughout.