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Belgrano
Spectators: 7364 (Terracing: 5524, Seating: 1693, VIP seats: 147) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Evaristo Orlan kicked off to start the match. When Claudio Cambranes fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Serrano AFC's protests and gave Claudio Cambranes a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Serrano AFC's Claudio Cambranes got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Ulises Aznaro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Angelo Loco's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. Serrano AFC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Eusebio Abalos 8 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. Belgrano's Ulises Aznaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Clemente Abecia in the 12th minute of play. In the 12th match minute, Belgrano was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ignacio Rodriguez to maneuver through the defense. Ayman Abdul Baqi took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nicasio Oto. Nicasio Oto dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Nicasio Oto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eusebio Abalos in the 18th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the match, Serrano AFC's goalkeeper Nicasio Oto had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Evaristo Orlan. If Evaristo Orlan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 24th minute Eusebio Abalos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicasio Oto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Evaristo Orlan came free with the goalkeeper in the 25th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Nicasio Oto could save by the left post. After 30 minutes, Humberto Gudesteo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Belgrano and the Serrano AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 31 played minutes Serrano AFC got a freekick which was hit by Aldo Rafe. When Clemente Abecia fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Serrano AFC's protests and gave Clemente Abecia a yellow card for diving instead. After 35 played minutes Serrano AFC got a freekick which was hit by Clemente Abecia. The referee gave Belgrano a penalty, 39 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Evaristo Orlan, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Serrano AFC's Nicasio Oto. 3-0. Evaristo Orlan took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Nicasio Oto. Nicasio Oto dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Siro Aimar in the 47th minute of play forced Serrano AFC's goalkeeper Nicasio Oto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Angelo Loco was the one to do the kick off. Eusebio Abalos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicasio Oto having to interfere. 53 minutes into the match, Eusebio Abalos notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Serrano AFC's Nicasio Oto. Nicasio Oto was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Evaristo Orlan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Serrano AFC's Nicasio Oto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eusebio Abalos in the 64th minute of play. Siro Aimar scored 7-0 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nicasio Oto, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Evaristo Orlan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Evaristo Orlan struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Nicasio Oto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Belgrano. Gilberto Quilo scored 8-0 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nicasio Oto, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 78 minutes into the match, Belgrano's goalkeeper Ulises Aznaro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Clemente Abecia. Evaristo Orlan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Nicasio Oto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Belgrano fans' excitement grew in the 81st match minute when Belgrano's Eusebio Abalos 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 9-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 85th minute Evaristo Orlan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicasio Oto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 10-0 became the score in the 86th minute when Eusebio Abalos elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Nicasio Oto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evaristo Orlan in the 92nd minute of play. Nicasio Oto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eusebio Abalos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Evaristo Orlan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nicasio Oto was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. When the referee ended the match the Belgrano players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.