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Gnecco
Spectators: 7158 (Terracing: 5387, Seating: 1651, VIP seats: 120) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Teo Arnau kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the game, one of Casablanca FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 6th minute there was a penalty for Mandandirulirulá FC.. Angelo Hernandez stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ramiro Gaztea. 0-1. When Mandandirulirulá FC.'s Herminio Quintun in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Casablanca FC's goalie prevented a goal. Casablanca FC's Ramiro Gaztea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herminio Quintun in the 12th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herminio Quintun in the 14th minute of play forced Casablanca FC's goalkeeper Ramiro Gaztea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ramiro Gaztea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcos Ignado, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Herminio Quintun in the 19th minute of play forced Casablanca FC's goalkeeper Ramiro Gaztea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gregorio Rumaldo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teo Arnau in the 22nd minute of play. Teo Arnau received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Gregorio Rumaldo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 31st minute Teo Arnau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gregorio Rumaldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gregorio Rumaldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teo Arnau in the 33rd minute of the match. After 40 minutes of play, Casablanca FC's Jesus Elia made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gregorio Rumaldo was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, David Gines managed to get in a good position for a shot. Casablanca FC's supporters rose to their feet, but David Gines was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gregorio Rumaldo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Casablanca FC booed when Mandandirulirulá FC. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Artemio Curcio didn't get a good kick on the ball. 49 minutes had been played when some careless play by Mandandirulirulá FC.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Guaberto Montrel was slow to take the kick. During this time Casablanca FC's players had a chance to rest. Guaberto Montrel made a great header on Casablanca FC's corner, it was just that Mandandirulirulá FC.'s Gregorio Rumaldo managed to reach the ball for a save. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Herminio Quintun to make the kick off. Casablanca FC's Ramiro Gaztea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herminio Quintun in the 54th minute of play. Ramiro Gaztea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Herminio Quintun in the 56th minute of play. If Marcos Ignado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 59 minutes into the match, Mandandirulirulá FC.'s Herminio Quintun sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ramiro Gaztea narrowly saved just below the crossbar. David Gines sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teo Arnau in the 67th minute of play forced Mandandirulirulá FC.'s goalkeeper Gregorio Rumaldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mandandirulirulá FC.'s Gregorio Rumaldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Gines in the 73rd minute of play. In the 74th minute, Herminio Quintun reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ramiro Gaztea. The goal made the score 1-2. Melquiades Hondo charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Melquiades Hondo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 85 played minutes Mandandirulirulá FC. got a freekick which was hit by Melquiades Hondo. Gregorio Rumaldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teo Arnau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Herminio Quintun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Guaberto Montrel hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Mandandirulirulá FC.'s supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.