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El Gigante
Spectators: 7269 (Terracing: 5453, Seating: 1672, VIP seats: 144) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Arnoldo Santo kicked off to start the match. Niceto Gentza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celso Sancho in the 2nd minute of play. Niceto Gentza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciriaco Millan in the 4th minute of play. After recieving a nice pass, La Cicloneta's Arsenio Belarmo tried to score from far away in the 8th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Arsenio Belarmo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 15 minutes into the match, Arnoldo Santo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Niceto Gentza. Gral. Mosconi F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arnoldo Santo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The supporters of Gral. Mosconi F.C booed when La Cicloneta was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Epifanio Montrel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Niceto Gentza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnoldo Santo in the 22nd minute of the match. After 23 minutes, Cesar Gaufred mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gral. Mosconi F.C and the La Cicloneta players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 23 played minutes Gral. Mosconi F.C got a freekick which was hit by Cesar Gaufred. Epifanio Montrel might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Niceto Gentza. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Epifanio Montrel ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 28thth minute of the game Arnoldo Santo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gral. Mosconi F.C's Niceto Gentza was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Niceto Gentza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celso Sancho in the 29th minute of play. After 30 minutes, Cirilo Lico mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gral. Mosconi F.C and the La Cicloneta players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of La Cicloneta booed when Gral. Mosconi F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cirilo Lico didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arnoldo Santo scored 0-2 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Niceto Gentza, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Niceto Gentza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Epifanio Montrel in the 37th minute of the match. If Bernardo Federigo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ricardo Roldanillo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

La Cicloneta's Bernardo Federigo got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Celso Sancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Niceto Gentza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arnoldo Santo got free with Niceto Gentza in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Gral. Mosconi F.C's Niceto Gentza got control of the ball when Celso Sancho tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 69th minute, Celso Sancho 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 a defensive mix-up in Gral. Mosconi F.C's zone, Arnoldo Santo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Niceto Gentza came out of the goal and Arnoldo Santo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Ricardo Roldanillo fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gral. Mosconi F.C's protests and gave Ricardo Roldanillo a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of La Cicloneta booed when Gral. Mosconi F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ricardo Roldanillo didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Arnoldo Santo took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Niceto Gentza to make any attempt to save it. Celso Sancho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 82 minutes into the match, La Cicloneta's Arnoldo Santo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Niceto Gentza narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 85th minute, Evaristo Venceslao hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Arnoldo Santo fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Cicloneta's protests and gave Arnoldo Santo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 87th match minute, La Cicloneta was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arnoldo Santo to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Niceto Gentza managed to avoid a goal in the 91stth minute, when La Cicloneta's Arnoldo Santo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Gral. Mosconi F.C's Niceto Gentza proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Gral. Mosconi F.C from getting a goal against them. When the match was over La Cicloneta could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Gral. Mosconi F.C throughout the match.