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Estadio Andagualá
Spectators: 7089 (Terracing: 5426, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Edgardo Muc made the kick off which started today's match. When Benito Donio came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Cronopio 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 Benito Donio couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Cronopio's Anselmo Petrigai got control of the ball when Pedro Nahia tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 11th minute, Angelo Ekhi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Apolo Ramirez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Rodolfo Txilar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Pedro Nahia came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Colon 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 Pedro Nahia couldn't finish the play. German Llorienzo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Rodolfo Txilar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 32 minutes, Baldomero Savier managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cronopio's supporters crossed their fingers, but Baldomero Savier was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Colon's Fidel Saturnin got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Apolo Ramirez scored 0-1 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rodolfo Txilar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Apolo Ramirez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Apolo Ramirez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Rodolfo Txilar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Apolo Ramirez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 43 minutes into the game, Angelo Ekhi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Colon's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cronopio the free kick. In the 44th match minute, Colon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angelo Ekhi to maneuver through the defense. In the 45th minute, Modesto Tadzio 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 the first half Cronopio were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for German Llorienzo to strike the kick off in the second half. When Apolo Ramirez came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Cronopio 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 Apolo Ramirez couldn't finish the play. Baldomero Savier 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. Apolo Ramirez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodolfo Txilar having to interfere. Rodolfo Txilar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Conrado Mendez in the 61st minute of play. Rodolfo Txilar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baldomero Savier in the 62nd minute of the match. Conrado Mendez blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rodolfo Txilar having to make a save. With a little luck, Colon's Rodolfo Txilar got control of the ball when Baldomero Savier tried to sneak it across the goal line. Anselmo Petrigai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anastasio Frederik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodolfo Txilar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Apolo Ramirez's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. Baldomero Savier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rodolfo Txilar was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Baldomero Savier showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 78 minute of play. Celso Sein received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Rodolfo Txilar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Baldomero Savier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodolfo Txilar having to interfere. German Llorienzo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Rodolfo Txilar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Baldomero Savier in the 93rd minute. Cronopio's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.