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Estadio Manantiales
Spectators: 7277 (Terracing: 5460, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 144) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hugo Ramirez kicked off to start the match. When Ariel Gaitano came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Ballester 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 Ariel Gaitano couldn't finish the play. In the 19th minute Jairo Eliazar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Claude saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Jairo Eliazar 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. Roman Claude showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ariel Gaitano, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Ariel Gaitano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Roman Claude tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jairo Eliazar made a kick off. A collision led to Ballester FC getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Mariano Moise hit a great ball. Manantiales FC's Roman Claude proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Manantiales FC from getting a goal against them. Roman Claude showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jairo Eliazar in the 61st minute of the match. After 62 played minutes Manantiales FC got a freekick which was hit by Fernan Edur. Manantiales FC's Roman Claude played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jairo Eliazar in the 64th minute of play. Roman Claude showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jairo Eliazar, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Jairo Eliazar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jairo Eliazar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roman Claude having to interfere. Roman Claude made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Ariel Gaitano sent off a good shot on target. Fernando Urtun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Ramirez in the 75th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arsenio Cresconio during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 79 played minutes Manantiales FC got a freekick which was hit by Arsenio Cresconio. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Ariel Gaitano managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ballester FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ariel Gaitano was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roman Claude breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A hard shot 83 in the game by Ariel Gaitano from a close distance when the talented Roman Claude managed to make a qualified save. Manantiales FC's players were relieved. In the 87th minute, Fernan Edur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 88th minute of the match Cristian Abadia shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Roman Claude showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. A hard shot 89 in the game by Jairo Eliazar from a close distance when the talented Roman Claude managed to make a qualified save. Manantiales FC's players were relieved. 92 minutes into the match, Manantiales FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jairo Eliazar came free, but Roman Claude reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 93rd minute, Ballester FC's Jairo Eliazar dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Manantiales FC succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Ballester FC had controlled the match.