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AVELLANEDA
Spectators: 7185 (Terracing: 5391, Seating: 1652, VIP seats: 142) Melquiades Eskuin started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Benito Rojelio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marciano Thomas having to interfere. After 13 played minutes POKER got a freekick which was hit by Felipe Abadia. After having played for 13 minutes, Julian Victoro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Yocán AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Julian Victoro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Melquiades Eskuin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Francisco Abechuco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Francisco Abechuco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Melquiades Eskuin in the 17th minute of play. A collision led to Yocán AFC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Julian Victoro hit a great ball. 23 minutes into the game, Julian Victoro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Yocán AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave POKER the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in Yocán AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 22nd minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 24 minutes, POKER's Felipe Abadia got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Marciano Thomas. The audience thought a goal was coming when Camilo Izotz got free with Marciano Thomas in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nestor Libertad in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Francisco Abechuco saved POKER from getting behind. Francisco Abechuco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Melquiades Eskuin, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Francisco Abechuco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Melquiades Eskuin, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. 38 minutes into the match, Yocán AFC's Nestor Libertad sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Francisco Abechuco narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpected shot in the 42nd minute by Benito Rojelio got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benito Rojelio in the 44th minute of play forced Yocán AFC's goalkeeper Marciano Thomas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nestor Libertad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Benito Rojelio to make the kick off. Nestor Libertad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francisco Abechuco having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benito Rojelio in the 55th minute of play forced Yocán AFC's goalkeeper Marciano Thomas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nestor Libertad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francisco Abechuco having to interfere. Melquiades Eskuin was extremely unlucky when he, in the 67th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Alonzo Frans hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nestor Libertad got free with Francisco Abechuco in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Francisco Abechuco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Melquiades Eskuin in the 73rd minute of the match. Melquiades Eskuin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francisco Abechuco having to interfere. After 76 minutes, Benjamin Magdaleno mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Yocán AFC and the POKER players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of POKER booed when Yocán AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benjamin Magdaleno didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 82nd minute Camilo Izotz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marciano Thomas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nestor Libertad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Francisco Abechuco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 86th minute, Nestor Libertad 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. Melquiades Eskuin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Camilo Izotz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marciano Thomas having to interfere. Nestor Libertad could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Francisco Abechuco made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. POKER had won after a very even match.