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Estadio Luanco
Spectators: 6674 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1674, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lisandro Dolcet got the match started through his kick off. Jose Frichoso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lisandro Dolcet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Danilo Garaona received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Jose Frichoso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 7th minute, Lisandro Dolcet ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jose Frichoso was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After having played for 15 minutes, Lisandro Dolcet managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zárate's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lisandro Dolcet was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Teobaldo Tolino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jose Frichoso having to interfere. 20 minutes into the game, Danilo Garaona was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Zárate's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Luanco AFC the free kick. Zárate's Reynaldo Mannuel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benjamin Oriol in the 21st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lisandro Dolcet in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jose Frichoso prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lisandro Dolcet in the 29th minute of play forced Luanco AFC's goalkeeper Jose Frichoso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lisandro Dolcet in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jose Frichoso prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 38th play minutes Teobaldo Tolino shot 0-3, a short shot which went by Jose Frichoso and just under the crossbar into goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Saul Serapio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Luanco AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Saul Serapio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Reynaldo Mannuel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Reynaldo Mannuel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Benjamin Oriol, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Benjamin Oriol to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Teobaldo Tolino managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zárate's supporters rose to their feet, but Teobaldo Tolino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jose Frichoso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Lisandro Dolcet in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jose Frichoso prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Reynaldo Mannuel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saul Serapio in the 58th minute of play. Lisandro Dolcet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jose Frichoso having to interfere. Jose Frichoso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Teobaldo Tolino's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. Jose Frichoso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lisandro Dolcet in the 65th minute of the match. Saul Serapio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Reynaldo Mannuel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lisandro Dolcet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jose Frichoso having to interfere. With an all-out effort, Zárate's Jose Frichoso threw himself towards the right post 79 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Lisandro Dolcet, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lisandro Dolcet in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jose Frichoso saved Luanco AFC from getting behind. An unexpected shot in the 90th minute by Teobaldo Tolino got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Saul Serapio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Reynaldo Mannuel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Lisandro Dolcet came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Zárate 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 Lisandro Dolcet couldn't finish the play. 97 minutes into the match, Zárate's Lisandro Dolcet sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jose Frichoso narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Zárate played a much better game than Luanco AFC and deserved their victory. The Luanco AFC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.