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Adolfo Pochi Mendez
Spectators: 7147 (Terracing: 5432, Seating: 1665, VIP seats: 50) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Jorge Raymundo got the match started through his kick off. Reynaldo Miliano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Javier Gelmiro in the 3rd minute of play. Reynaldo Miliano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Javier Gelmiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Generoso Gartzea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Santos Nikola tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 20 minutes into the game, Gas Negro FC's Generoso Gartzea nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Santos Nikola made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Generoso Gartzea struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Santos Nikola didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gas Negro FC. Santos Nikola showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeronimo Deunoro in the 32nd minute of the match. If Jorge Raymundo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Generoso Gartzea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Santos Nikola tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeronimo Deunoro in the 43rd minute of play forced Perdido AFC's goalkeeper Santos Nikola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Generoso Gartzea stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Generoso Gartzea came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Gas Negro 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 Generoso Gartzea couldn't finish the play. Santos Nikola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeronimo Deunoro in the 77th minute of play. In the 77th minute, Jeronimo Deunoro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Santos Nikola was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Paulino Bento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Santos Nikola made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Generoso Gartzea in the 92nd minute of play. Gas Negro 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.