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Acuña
Spectators: 6670 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1670, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Victorio Leizarraga started the match with the kick off. After 3 minutes, Justo Austin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Acuña and the Pule FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 3 played minutes Acuña got a freekick which was hit by Justo Austin. When Pule FC's Diego Tancredo in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Acuña's goalie prevented a goal. In the 10th minute, Diego Tancredo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Isidro Precioso was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Isidro Precioso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Tancredo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pule FC's Gilberto Rio got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Arsenio Cloyo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pule FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Arsenio Cloyo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Isidro Precioso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Joel Sergi fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Acuña's protests and gave Joel Sergi a yellow card for diving instead. Joel Sergi hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. When Diego Tancredo came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Pule 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 Diego Tancredo couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Gilberto Rio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Isidro Precioso was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. A collision led to Pule FC getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Saul Noe hit a great ball. 33 minutes into the match, Acuña's Pablo Quinton broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After 34 played minutes Pule FC got a freekick which was hit by Eusebio Hermon. Felix Gurutz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Arsenio Berenguer went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Isidro Precioso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Tancredo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 48thth minute of the game Diego Tancredo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Acuña's Isidro Precioso was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 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.

Isidro Precioso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Tancredo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gilberto Rio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Justo Austin hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. 60 minutes into the match, Gilberto Rio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Isidro Precioso. Acuña's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gilberto Rio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Gilberto Rios short, quick shot in the 63rdth minute got Isidro Precioso to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Acuña's Joel Sergi got his second yellow card of the match in the 66th minute. The referee ordered Joel Sergi off the ground. In the 67th minute, Joel Sergi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 69 played minutes Pule FC got a freekick which was hit by Diego Tancredo. A collision led to Acuña getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Robustiano Jaen hit a great ball. Diego Tancredo was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 72nd minute. Pule FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Pule FC's Gilberto Rio got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Diego Tancredo in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Isidro Precioso saved Acuña from getting behind. When Carlos Admon came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Acuña 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 Carlos Admon couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Pule FC's Arsenio Cloyo got a free kick in the 84th minute. With a little luck, Acuña's Isidro Precioso got control of the ball when Arsenio Cloyo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Isidro Precioso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Tancredo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Diego Tancredo received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Isidro Precioso came out and tried to block the shot, but Diego Tancredo slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 96th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Pule FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.