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EL GIGANTE
Spectators: 7258 (Terracing: 5445, Seating: 1669, VIP seats: 144) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Americo Garcia kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Segundo Endira in the 2nd minute of play forced Los guerreros's goalkeeper Emilio Macario to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th minute, Rodolfo Nikola ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emilio Macario was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After 10 minutes of play, AREGUA SOCCER's Teobaldo Asier made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emilio Macario was left in no man's land by his defense there! Emilio Macario took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodolfo Nikola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teobaldo Asier scored 0-3 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Emilio Macario, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 21st minute, Teobaldo Asier ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emilio Macario was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Emilio Macario came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by AREGUA SOCCER's Teobaldo Asier. But to his dismay, Teobaldo Asier quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. An unexpectedly hard shot by Segundo Endira in the 29th minute of play forced Los guerreros's goalkeeper Emilio Macario to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emilio Macario didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Segundo Endira went, in the 33rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-6 was the resulting score. Emilio Macario made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teobaldo Asier in the 36th minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, Rodolfo Nikola had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emilio Macario. Los guerreros's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rodolfo Nikola was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. Rodolfo Nikola scored 0-8 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Emilio Macario, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Teobaldo Asier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Emilio Macario tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 46 minutes of play, AREGUA SOCCER's Tiburcio Barea made it 0-9 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emilio Macario was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-9 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Teobaldo Asier to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emiliano Argi got free with Emilio Macario in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 54 minutes into the match, Los guerreros's Christian Mero sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bartolo Gudesteo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 56 minutes into the game, Rodolfo Nikola cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-10. Emilio Macario was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Emilio Macario was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tiburcio Barea showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-11 in the 59 minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, Rodolfo Nikola dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Emilio Macario, 0-12. 67 minutes into the match, AREGUA SOCCER's Rodolfo Nikola sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Emilio Macario narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Emilio Macario made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Segundo Endira sent off a good shot on target. With an all-out effort, AREGUA SOCCER's Emilio Macario threw himself towards the right post 71 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Teobaldo Asier, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Rodolfo Nikola succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-13 in the 72nd playminute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marcelino Ranolfo during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 80th match minute, Los guerreros was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcelino Ranolfo to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as Teobaldo Asier kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Emilio Macario. That made the score 0-14 in the 82 minute of play. Los guerreros's Emilio Macario proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Los guerreros from getting a goal against them. In the 88th minute of the match, Tiburcio Barea tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Emilio Macario saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Eloy Roderigo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Los guerreros's Emilio Macario played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teobaldo Asier in the 95th minute of play. Emilio Macario was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Rodolfo Nikola showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-16 in the 96 minute of play. When the match was over AREGUA SOCCER could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Los guerreros throughout the match.