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Estadio Tusquitas
Spectators: 6657 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mario Sustrai made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serafino Lehen in the 4th minute of play forced Achupallas AFC's goalkeeper Ambrosio Porfirio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ambrosio Porfirio was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Igor Florinio showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 6 minute of play. 10 minutes into the game, Achupallas AFC's Narciso Ortzi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ildefonso Argenis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Sustrai in the 16th minute of play forced Tusquitas's goalkeeper Ildefonso Argenis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ildefonso Argenis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mario Sustrai, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 19th minute, Mario Sustrai made a precise shot to the right of Ildefonso Argenis. Tusquitas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. 23 minutes into the match, Tusquitas's Igor Florinio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ambrosio Porfirio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Blas Kismi charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Blas Kismi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Achupallas AFC booed when Tusquitas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Blas Kismi didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tomás Fe got free with Ambrosio Porfirio in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mario Sustrai fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ildefonso Argenis having to interfere. Narciso Ortzi struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Ildefonso Argenis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Achupallas AFC. In the 39th minute, Mario Sustrai made a precise shot to the right of Ildefonso Argenis. Tusquitas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Ildefonso Argenis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mario Sustrai's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. After the first half Achupallas AFC were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Igor Florinio to make the kick off. If Mario Sustrai had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Narciso Ortzi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Ildefonso Argenis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Narciso Ortzi came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Achupallas AFC 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 Narciso Ortzi couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Tusquitas's zone, Narciso Ortzi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ildefonso Argenis came out of the goal and Narciso Ortzi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 63rd minute, Tomás Fe ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ambrosio Porfirio was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. The supporters of Tusquitas booed when Achupallas AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Timoteo Claus didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mario Sustrai in the 77th minute of play forced Tusquitas's goalkeeper Ildefonso Argenis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mario Sustrai fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ildefonso Argenis having to interfere. Placido Ladio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Mario Sustrai's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ildefonso Argenis was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. Mario Sustrai let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 92nd minute shot 2-4 at rihgt post. Achupallas AFC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.