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Estadio Aurinegro
Spectators: 5156 (Terracing: 4116, Seating: 1036, VIP seats: 4) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Casimiro Marino made the kick off which started today's match. After a defensive mix-up in Colon de San Justo's zone, Higinio Jeraldo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Casimiro Ekhi came out of the goal and Higinio Jeraldo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Orlando Perpinya received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Casimiro Ekhi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Higinio Jeraldo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 12 minutes into the match, Colon de San Justo's goalkeeper Casimiro Ekhi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Orlando Perpinya. In the 14th minute, Orlando Perpinya made a precise shot to the right of Casimiro Ekhi. Colon de San Justo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Santa FC's Carmelo Silbestre played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Casimiro Marino in the 18th minute of play. Santa FC's Higinio Jeraldo got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Orlando Perpinya had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Colon de San Justo's Casimiro Ekhi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Colon de San Justo from getting a goal against them. Casimiro Marino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 32 minutes into the match, Santa FC's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Telmo came free, but Carmelo Silbestre reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Colon de San Justo's Ruperto Espiridion got a free kick in the 36th minute. Orlando Perpinya got in the 38th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Casimiro Ekhi handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Joel Telmo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carmelo Silbestre was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. Colon de San Justo's Casimiro Marino got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Colon de San Justo's Casimiro Marino got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 45 minutes, Ciro Abeitia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Santa FC and the Colon de San Justo players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ciro Abeitia hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Colon de San Justo's Anibal Enetz couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 46th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Santa FC. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

A collision led to Colon de San Justo getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Silvano Romero hit a great ball. In the 52nd minute Felix Firme suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. After 52 minutes, Higinio Jeraldo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Santa FC and the Colon de San Justo players grew even worse after the yellow card. Higinio Jeraldo hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Higinio Jeraldo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Santa FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Higinio Jeraldo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Casimiro Ekhi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 61 minutes into the match, Colon de San Justo's Joel Telmo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carmelo Silbestre narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Colon de San Justo's Joel Telmo got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 70th minute, Higinio Jeraldo 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. Mario Quirce kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. After having played for 80 minutes, Higinio Jeraldo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Santa FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Higinio Jeraldo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Santa FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.