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Trancas
Spectators: 6665 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1665, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ruben Gregory made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruben Gregory in the 3rd minute of play forced Machis del Neuquén's goalkeeper Hermengildo Kelemen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute, Isaac Mancio 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Javier Bernad in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Antonio Llope saved Trancas from getting behind. When Machis del Neuquén's Honorato Musko in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Trancas's goalie prevented a goal. Trancas's Antonio Llope played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Javier Bernad in the 16th minute of play. Isaac Mancio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Ruben Gregory had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Trancas defense, Javier Bernad kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Antonio Llope. The Trancas fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Antonio Llope should have stopped the shot. The Machis del Neuquén fans' excitement grew in the 33rd match minute when Machis del Neuquén's Javier Bernad looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 35th match minute, Trancas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saul Normando to maneuver through the defense. Emiliano Quintana struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Antonio Llope didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Machis del Neuquén. In the 43rd minute Javier Bernad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonio Llope saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Antonio Llope stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Honorato Musko's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. After the first half Machis del Neuquén were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Javier Bernad to make the kick off. Honorato Musko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Antonio Llope tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Ruben Gregory came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Trancas 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 Ruben Gregory couldn't finish the play. In the 58th match minute, Machis del Neuquén was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Honorato Musko to maneuver through the defense. Javier Bernad could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Antonio Llope made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ruben Gregory during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Trancas's Ruben Gregory got a free kick in the 64th minute. Emiliano Quintana charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emiliano Quintana the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Emiliano Quintana hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Honorato Musko managed to get in a good position for a shot. Machis del Neuquén's supporters rose to their feet, but Honorato Musko was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Antonio Llope breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ruben Gregory's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hermengildo Kelemen read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 78th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Honorato Musko during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Honorato Musko kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. After 82 minutes of play Machis del Neuquén's Honorato Musko was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 83rd match minute, Machis del Neuquén was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Honorato Musko to maneuver through the defense. Machis del Neuquén's Hermengildo Kelemen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Mazuste in the 84th minute of play. Emiliano Quintana was shown his second yellow card after 85 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Machis del Neuquén's Emiliano Quintana got a free kick in the 86th minute. An unexpected shot in the 91st minute by Javier Bernad got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Antonio Llope took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isaac Mancio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Javier Bernad struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Antonio Llope didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Machis del Neuquén.