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Eduardo de Chapeau
Spectators: 7371 (Terracing: 5529, Seating: 1695, VIP seats: 147) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Benjamin Elizardo kicked off to start the match. Manuel Sendoa was a little too slow when Ruben Gitano got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 5th minute. The score was now 1-0. After a rather tough play, Piquense Futbol Club's Kevin Defaux got a free kick in the 8th minute. After a rather tough play, Piquense Futbol Club's Saturnino Sendoa got a free kick in the 11th minute. Roberto Bernat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Virgilio Chepe in the 12th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the match, Piquense Futbol Club's goal looked a bit too open when Moises Ascencio came free, but Roberto Bernat reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Formosa's zone, Ruben Gitano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Manuel Sendoa came out of the goal and Ruben Gitano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ruben Gitano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Piquense Futbol Club's Benjamin Elizardo got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 22nd minute, Erasmo Obano made a precise shot to the right of Roberto Bernat. Piquense Futbol Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Erasmo Obano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Erasmo Obano struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Roberto Bernat didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Formosa. Formosa's Virgilio Chepe got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Benjamin Elizardo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roberto Bernat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erasmo Obano in the 38th minute of the match. A collision led to Piquense Futbol Club getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Kevin Defaux hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Piquense Futbol Club's zone, Virgilio Chepe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roberto Bernat came out of the goal and Virgilio Chepe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Erasmo Obano to make the kick off. Roberto Bernat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Virgilio Chepe in the 53rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Piquense Futbol Club's zone, Erasmo Obano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roberto Bernat came out of the goal and Erasmo Obano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Virgilio Chepe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Erasmo Obano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 58 minutes, Sixto Ted mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Piquense Futbol Club and the Formosa players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Piquense Futbol Club getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Sixto Ted hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Piquense Futbol Club's zone, Virgilio Chepe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roberto Bernat came out of the goal and Virgilio Chepe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Erasmo Obano might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roberto Bernat. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Erasmo Obano ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Erasmo Obano in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Roberto Bernat prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamin Elizardo in the 81st minute of play forced Formosa's goalkeeper Manuel Sendoa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Virgilio Chepe got free with Roberto Bernat in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erasmo Obano in the 85th minute of play forced Piquense Futbol Club's goalkeeper Roberto Bernat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th match minute, Formosa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sergio Ponciano to maneuver through the defense. In the 89thth minute Juan Raúl Riquelme beautifully dribbled past Formosa's defense and it looked for a moment as a certain goal, but Manuel Sendoa pulled off a phantom save to prevent the ball from scoring on his left hand side. When Ruben Gitano came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Piquense Futbol Club 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 Ruben Gitano couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Formosa getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Ambrosio Adrio hit a great ball. 97 minutes into the match, Formosa's goal looked a bit too open when Benjamin Elizardo came free, but Manuel Sendoa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Piquense Futbol Club supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Formosa's performance. The match ended with a win for Formosa.