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NEWBERY STADIUM
Spectators: 7254 (Terracing: 5442, Seating: 1668, VIP seats: 144) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Leo Precioso took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gustavo Bernaldo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 4thth minute, Ariel Napier skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After a defensive mix-up in Choto FC's zone, Gustavo Bernaldo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ariel Napier came out of the goal and Gustavo Bernaldo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ariel Napier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustavo Bernaldo in the 10th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Choto FC defense, Gustavo Bernaldo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ariel Napier. The Choto FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ariel Napier should have stopped the shot. Ariel Napier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roman Froylan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Gustavo Bernaldo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Huracán FC Espora's supporters rose to their feet, but Gustavo Bernaldo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ariel Napier breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gustavo Bernaldo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Ariel Napier made a huge save. Lorenzo Cesario might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ariel Napier. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lorenzo Cesario ran back to his position shaking his head. Gustavo Bernaldo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Ariel Napier made a huge save. Ariel Napier made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lorenzo Cesario in the 31st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Abelardo Tadzio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eleuterio Montrelle was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Leo Precioso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Eleuterio Montrelle tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 37th minute, Lorenzo Cesario 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. After having played for 40 minutes, Gustavo Bernaldo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Huracán FC Espora's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gustavo Bernaldo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 42 minutes into the game, Huracán FC Espora's Jonathan Oskarbi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ariel Napier made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gustavo Bernaldo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Lorenzo Cesario's late challenge caught a Choto FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lorenzo Cesario helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Huracán FC Espora getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Lorenzo Cesario hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Lorenzo Cesario managed to get in a good position for a shot. Huracán FC Espora's supporters rose to their feet, but Lorenzo Cesario was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ariel Napier breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 58th match minute, Choto FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaston Godoy to maneuver through the defense. Gustavo Bernaldo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roman Froylan in the 66th minute of play forced Choto FC's goalkeeper Ariel Napier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gaston Godoy hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Benedicto Monico during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 73rd minute of the game. One of Choto FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Huracán FC Espora:s goal. In the 75th minute there was a penalty for Huracán FC Espora. Gustavo Bernaldo stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ariel Napier. 4-0. In the 78th minute, Gustavo Bernaldo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Huracán FC Espora fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. In the 81stth minute of the game Gustavo Bernaldo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Choto FC's Ariel Napier was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ariel Napier took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustavo Bernaldo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute, Gustavo Bernaldo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ariel Napier was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Gustavo Bernaldo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Huracán FC Espora's supporters rose to their feet, but Gustavo Bernaldo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ariel Napier breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Gustavo Bernaldo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ariel Napier was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. When Lorenzo Cesario came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Huracán FC Espora 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 Lorenzo Cesario couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 98th minute, Gustavo Bernaldo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Huracán FC Espora's supporters rose to their feet, but Gustavo Bernaldo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ariel Napier breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Huracán FC Espora fully deserved thier win.