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Rodolfo Harkaitz
Spectators: 7270 (Terracing: 5454, Seating: 1672, VIP seats: 144) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Eloy Gaizko kicked off to start the match. Ciénaga's Fulgencio Pierres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaspar Manni in the 4th minute of play. 6 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ciénaga's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Stefan Mruk was slow to take the kick. During this time Movimiento 26 de Julio's players had a chance to rest. After 9 minutes, Vladimiro Dabi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Movimiento 26 de Julio and the Ciénaga players grew even worse after the yellow card. Vladimiro Dabi kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. In the 12th match minute, Movimiento 26 de Julio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vladimiro Dabi to maneuver through the defense. In the 12th minute of the match Epifanio Bazil shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Waclaw Merski showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Movimiento 26 de Julio's Gaspar Manni in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ciénaga's goalie prevented a goal. In the 21st minute, Filiberto Ferdinand hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ciénaga's Fulgencio Pierres proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Ciénaga from getting a goal against them. Marcos Cuarto hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaspar Manni in the 29th minute of play forced Ciénaga's goalkeeper Fulgencio Pierres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Epifanio Bazil hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Patricio Ignazio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Waclaw Merski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Waclaw Merski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eloy Gaizko, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Patricio Ignazio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Waclaw Merski read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 42nd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fernan Dubardo during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 44th match minute, Ciénaga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernan Dubardo to maneuver through the defense. In the 45th minute of the match, Hernan Ramos got a very nice opportunity to score, but Fulgencio Pierres was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gaspar Manni to make the kick off. Fulgencio Pierres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hernan Ramos in the 53rd minute of the match. A collision led to Movimiento 26 de Julio getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Ricardo Abascal hit a great ball. Patricio Ignazios short, quick shot in the 59thth minute got Waclaw Merski to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Waclaw Merski was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Eloy Gaizko showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-1 in the 60 minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Ramon Vela managed to get in a good position for a shot. Movimiento 26 de Julio's supporters rose to their feet, but Ramon Vela was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fulgencio Pierres breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Epifanio Bazil kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. 78 minutes into the match, Hernan Ramos had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fulgencio Pierres. Ciénaga's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hernan Ramos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After 82 played minutes Ciénaga got a freekick which was hit by Cirilo Carlomagno. Waclaw Merski made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Patricio Ignazio sent off a good shot on target. When Movimiento 26 de Julio's Gaspar Manni in the 90th minute got a chance for a shot 90th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ciénaga's goalie prevented a goal. The Ciénaga players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Movimiento 26 de Julio from taking control. The game ends in a draw.