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Estadio Pueblo
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Osvaldo Esdras got the match started through his kick off. After 4 minutes of play, Bacota's Osvaldo Esdras made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ramon Rosario was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mauro Menendo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Guillermo Vidal in the 11th minute. Ricardo Lehoi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Ramon Rosario tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 15th minute Ricardo Lehoi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ramon Rosario saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Daniel Peli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Mauro Menendo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 25th match minute, Pueblo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgardo Tuste to maneuver through the defense. Bacota's Osvaldo Esdras got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bacota's goalkeeper Mauro Menendo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Bacota's zone, Guillermo Vidal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mauro Menendo came out of the goal and Guillermo Vidal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Guillermo Vidal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mauro Menendo having to interfere. If Daniel Peli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Guillermo Vidal hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniel Peli to strike the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Ricardo Lehoi took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Ramon Rosario to make any attempt to save it. 64 minutes into the match, Daniel Peli notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Bacota's Mauro Menendo. Mauro Menendo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ricardo Lehoi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 70th minute Osvaldo Esdras shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ramon Rosario saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mauro Menendo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Peli in the 74th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Daniel Peli's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mauro Menendo was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. In the 77th minute Guillermo Vidal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauro Menendo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, Bacota's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Peli came free, but Mauro Menendo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Daniel Peli notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Bacota's Mauro Menendo. Mauro Menendo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Guillermo Vidal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ricardo Lehoi got free with Ramon Rosario in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 93 minutes into the match, Bacota's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Peli came free, but Mauro Menendo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 95th minute Daniel Peli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauro Menendo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. There was no doubt that Pueblo FC were the better team. Pueblo FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.