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Spectators: 6411 (Terracing: 5411, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Generoso Nicholas kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jairo Mouricio during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Generoso Nicholas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Godofredo Mogel having to interfere. Freddy Gonchan struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Godofredo Mogel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Shines. Ricardo Gartzi charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ricardo Gartzi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, GimnasiayEsgrima La Plata's Ricardo Gartzi got a free kick in the 16th minute. If Benigno Rojelio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 22nd minute Santos Xabier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zacarias Faro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Shines's zone, Santos Xabier stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zacarias Faro came out of the goal and Santos Xabier tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zacarias Faro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santos Xabier in the 25th minute of play. After 31 played minutes, Shines's Danilo Paio shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Godofredo Mogel 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 Shines reached it. In the 32nd minute, Benigno Rojelio 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 Ariel Manilan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 39th match minute, Shines was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alejandro Birjaio to maneuver through the defense. Miguel Gutierrez kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. After a long run with the ball, Danilo Paio did a trick in the 45th minute in front of GimnasiayEsgrima La Plata's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 1-0. An impressive performance by Shines's Danilo Paio!

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Santos Xabier to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Evelio Blanco during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Evelio Blanco kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Godofredo Mogel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Generoso Nicholas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Generoso Nicholas's late challenge caught a GimnasiayEsgrima La Plata's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Generoso Nicholas helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Shines getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Generoso Nicholas hit a great ball. Evelio Blanco was shown his second yellow card after 64 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, GimnasiayEsgrima La Plata's Evelio Blanco got a free kick in the 65th minute. GimnasiayEsgrima La Plata's Godofredo Mogel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Generoso Nicholas in the 71st minute of play. Ariel Manilan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Zacarias Faro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ariel Manilan struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Zacarias Faro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for GimnasiayEsgrima La Plata. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Faustino Merexildo during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Faustino Merexildo hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. If Benigno Rojelio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Generoso Nicholas came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Shines 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 Generoso Nicholas couldn't finish the play.