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Spectators: 7109 (Terracing: 5441, Seating: 1668, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Prudencio Manny made the kick off which started today's match. Adolfo Rik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Prudencio Manny blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ciriaco Shepherd having to make a save. Adrian Conrao's late challenge caught a Che Guevara's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adrian Conrao helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 7th minute of the game. One of Chaparro:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Che Guevara:s goal. In the 9th minute there was a penalty for Che Guevara. Vinicio Federigo stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ciriaco Shepherd. 1-0. Adolfo Rik fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Esteve Caradaro having to interfere. After 18 minutes, Felix Cordarell mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Che Guevara and the Chaparro players grew even worse after the yellow card. Felix Cordarell hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fabio Vasco got free with Ciriaco Shepherd in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Che Guevara's zone, Generoso Aresti stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Esteve Caradaro came out of the goal and Generoso Aresti tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 38 minutes, Adolfo Rik managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chaparro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adolfo Rik was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Esteve Caradaro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adolfo Martxel in the 42nd minute of the match. Esteve Caradaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matias Pacifico in the 43rd minute of play. 46 minutes into the game, Paulino Francesco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Che Guevara's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Chaparro the free kick. Paulino Francesco kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. In the 47th minute of the match Celedonio Grabiel sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Esteve Caradaro skillfully saved the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Adolfo Rik to make the kick off. In the 51st minute Fabio Vasco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciriaco Shepherd saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Che Guevara's zone, Matias Pacifico stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Esteve Caradaro came out of the goal and Matias Pacifico tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Chaparro's Adrian Conrao got his second yellow card of the match in the 57th minute. The referee ordered Adrian Conrao off the ground. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 57th minute of the game. One of Chaparro:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Che Guevara:s goal. Vinicio Federigo placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Fabio Vasco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adolfo Martxel during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ciriaco Shepherd made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabio Vasco in the 78th minute of play. Ciriaco Shepherd made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Prudencio Manny in the 80th minute of play. If Generoso Aresti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Elvio Emesto kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Che Guevara fans cheered their team off the field, for while Chaparro had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.