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Estadio Malvinas Arg
Spectators: 6453 (Terracing: 5453, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gaston Guzman took the kick off in the first half of the match. Carolo Bastia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niceto Bonifaco in the 3rd minute of play. Roman Loiola who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 4thth minute tested the skills of Carolo Bastia when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Roman Loiola struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Carolo Bastia didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for La Cruzada FC. In the 14th minute of the match La Cruzada FC got a corner. Dachshund's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rodrigo Matai ran over to the corner to take the kick. La Cruzada FC were awarded a corner in the 16th minute after Dachshund's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rodrigo Matai took the corner. The corner ended in Gaspar Ascencio almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Dachshund's Carolo Bastia did a great save. Dachshund's defense didn't have a chance, in the 18th minute, when Hipolito Barbosa scored to the left of an out of position Carolo Bastia, making the score, 1-0. Niceto Bonifaco blasted a shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Carolo Bastia having to make a save. In the 22nd minute Niceto Bonifaco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carolo Bastia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carolo Bastia was out of position in the 23 minute of play, and Hipolito Barbosa capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Hipolito Barbosa really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. When Niceto Bonifaco got free in front of the goal in the 27th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Carolo Bastia was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Niceto Bonifaco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carolo Bastia having to interfere. 31 minutes into the match, La Cruzada FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gaston Guzman came free, but Gaudencio Ramirez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carolo Bastia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niceto Bonifaco, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 35th minute, La Cruzada FC's Niceto Bonifaco dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. In the 44thth minute of the game Roman Loiola who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dachshund's Carolo Bastia was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 48th minute, Niceto Bonifaco 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. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Niceto Bonifaco was the one to do the kick off. When Gaston Guzman fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dachshund's protests and gave Gaston Guzman a yellow card for diving instead. In the 52nd match minute, Dachshund was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaston Guzman to maneuver through the defense. When Rodrigo Matai came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the La Cruzada FC 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 Rodrigo Matai couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Niceto Bonifaco in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Carolo Bastia saved Dachshund from getting behind. When Rodrigo Matai came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the La Cruzada FC 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 Rodrigo Matai couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Niceto Bonifaco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carolo Bastia was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. Carolo Bastia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niceto Bonifaco in the 66th minute of the match. Niceto Bonifaco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carolo Bastia having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Roman Loiola in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Carolo Bastia saved Dachshund from getting behind. Niceto Bonifaco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Carolo Bastia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Niceto Bonifaco managed to get in a good position for a shot. La Cruzada FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Niceto Bonifaco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carolo Bastia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Niceto Bonifaco 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. In the 78th match minute, Dachshund was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hermengildo Hori to maneuver through the defense. In the 81st minute, Niceto Bonifaco 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 83 played minutes Dachshund got a freekick which was hit by Matias Cordaryal. Carolo Bastia didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Niceto Bonifaco went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niceto Bonifaco in the 91st minute of play forced Dachshund's goalkeeper Carolo Bastia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Silvestre Perrando struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. Carolo Bastia didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for La Cruzada FC. When Gaston Guzman was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 94 minutes had been played. A collision led to Dachshund getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Gaston Guzman hit a great ball. La Cruzada FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.