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Esperanza
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Godfredo Aritza started the match with the kick off. After 3 played minutes Manzanares FC got a freekick which was hit by Isidro Oso. After some careless play in the los troncos defense, Godfredo Aritza kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Julio Peli. The los troncos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Julio Peli should have stopped the shot. 15 minutes into the match, los troncos's goal looked a bit too open when Baldomiro Urbasa came free, but Julio Peli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th minute, Godfredo Aritza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Manzanares FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Godfredo Aritza scored 0-4 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julio Peli, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. los troncos's Julio Peli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaspar Quin in the 30th minute of play. Emanuel Aballe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Genaro Cambranes having to interfere. In the 40th minute, Vicente Ofelio 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. When Emanuel Aballe came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the los troncos 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 Emanuel Aballe couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Vicente Ofelio managed to get in a good position for a shot. los troncos's supporters rose to their feet, but Vicente Ofelio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Genaro Cambranes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 47 minutes, Mario Aurken mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the los troncos and the Manzanares FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to los troncos getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Mario Aurken hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-4.

The wind increased when Everardo Librado made the kick off in the second half. Gaspar Quin took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Julio Peli. Julio Peli dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-5. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Emanuel Aballe in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Genaro Cambranes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Julio Peli was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Baldomiro Urbasa showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-6 in the 59 minute of play. After 65 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Manzanares FC! Emanuel Aballe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Genaro Cambranes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. los troncos's Julio Peli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Godfredo Aritza in the 77th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maximiliano Emesto got free with Julio Peli in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Baldomiro Urbasa kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Julio Peli. That made the score 2-7 in the 83 minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Emanuel Aballe managed to get in a good position for a shot. los troncos's supporters rose to their feet, but Emanuel Aballe was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Genaro Cambranes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With an all-out effort, Manzanares FC's Julio Peli threw himself towards the right post 92 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Baldomiro Urbasa, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Vicente Ofelio managed to get in a good position for a shot. los troncos's supporters rose to their feet, but Vicente Ofelio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Genaro Cambranes breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mario Aurken hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match.