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La Pipona
Spectators: 7245 (Terracing: 5435, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 144) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alberto Menendo made the kick off which started today's match. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Osvaldo Godoy managed to get in a good position for a shot. Candelaria's supporters rose to their feet, but Osvaldo Godoy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Maximo Aresti breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Osvaldo Godoy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alberto Menendo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Maximo Aresti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Fumata FC getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Florencio Salomon hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Fumata FC's zone, Osvaldo Godoy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maximo Aresti came out of the goal and Osvaldo Godoy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bernardino Urtuns short, quick shot in the 20thth minute got Marcial Jatsu to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. If Alberto Menendo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Osvaldo Godoy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Maximo Aresti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Fumata FC's Anier Rito got a free kick in the 28th minute. Maximo Aresti showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Menendo in the 31st minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Osvaldo Godoy managed to get in a good position for a shot. Candelaria's supporters rose to their feet, but Osvaldo Godoy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Maximo Aresti breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Candelaria booed when Fumata FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anier Rito didn't get a good kick on the ball. Maximo Aresti didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alberto Menendo went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Alberto Menendo charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alberto Menendo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Alberto Menendo hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. In the 41stth minute of the game Dalmacio Belmiro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Candelaria's Marcial Jatsu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Osvaldo Godoy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcial Jatsu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dalmacio Belmiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Alberto Menendo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maximo Aresti was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. After the first half Candelaria were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Maximo Aresti stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alberto Menendo's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. Alberto Menendo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marcial Jatsu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dalmacio Belmiro in the 61st minute of the match. In the 64thth minute of the game Alberto Menendo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fumata FC's Maximo Aresti was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Osvaldo Godoy got free with Maximo Aresti in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Florencio Salomon's late challenge caught a Candelaria's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Florencio Salomon helped the player get up and apologised. Florencio Salomon hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dalmacio Belmiro in the 72nd minute of play forced Candelaria's goalkeeper Marcial Jatsu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd minute, Bernardino Urtun left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Fumata FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Menendo in the 77th minute of play forced Fumata FC's goalkeeper Maximo Aresti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Fumata FC's Dalmacio Belmiro got a free kick in the 79th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Osvaldo Godoy got free with Maximo Aresti in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 91 minutes, Alberto Menendo took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Maximo Aresti to make any attempt to save it. Maximo Aresti made an important save on a dangerous shot by Osvaldo Godoy in the 95th minute. Candelaria's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.