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Achupallas
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mario Sustrai started the match with the kick off. Achupallas AFC's Mario Sustrai got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 13 minutes into the match, La Naranja Mecánica RC's goalkeeper Ermegildo Abechuco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mario Sustrai. Ambrosio Porfirio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Modesto Marz went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Arnaldo Licerio made in the 22nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Narciso Ortzi immediately put the ball in play. The audience was convinced that Mario Sustrai's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ermegildo Abechuco was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Salvador Gorri kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Ambrosio Porfirio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Modesto Marz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30th match minute, Achupallas AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ulises Normando to maneuver through the defense. Feliciano Ilazki charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Feliciano Ilazki the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, La Naranja Mecánica RC's Feliciano Ilazki got a free kick in the 31st minute. After 36 played minutes Achupallas AFC got a freekick which was hit by Narciso Ortzi. In the 38th minute, Narciso Ortzi 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. Ambrosio Porfirio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Modesto Marz, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. With a little luck, La Naranja Mecánica RC's Ermegildo Abechuco got control of the ball when Mario Sustrai tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 47th minute, Narciso Ortzi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Achupallas AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Modesto Marz to make the kick off. A collision led to Achupallas AFC getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Placido Ladio hit a great ball. Mario Sustrai took the ball and in the 58 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ermegildo Abechuco. Ermegildo Abechuco dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. Mario Sustrai fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ermegildo Abechuco having to interfere. The attack was good, but when Modesto Marz in the 64th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. 66 minutes into the match, Modesto Marz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ambrosio Porfirio. Achupallas AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Modesto Marz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Ermegildo Abechuco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Narciso Ortzi, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Modesto Marz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Achupallas AFC's Ambrosio Porfirio got control of the ball when Leopoldo Abad tried to sneak it across the goal line. 80 minutes into the match, La Naranja Mecánica RC's goal looked a bit too open when Narciso Ortzi came free, but Ermegildo Abechuco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leopoldo Abad scored 2-4 in the 83rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ambrosio Porfirio, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Modesto Marz during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 85th match minute, La Naranja Mecánica RC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Modesto Marz to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Narciso Ortzi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Achupallas AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Narciso Ortzi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ermegildo Abechuco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ambrosio Porfirio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Modesto Marz in the 94th minute of the match.