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Vista Verde
Spectators: 5100 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1100, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fernan Favila started the match with the kick off. Denis Pere's late challenge caught a Petronila AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Denis Pere helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Bella Vista getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Denis Pere hit a great ball. If Anacleto Ascencio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anacleto Ascencio during the 19th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Petronila AFC booed when Bella Vista was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anacleto Ascencio didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernan Favila in the 25th minute of play forced Bella Vista's goalkeeper Conrado Iratze to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anacleto Ascencio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Anacleto Ascencio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bella Vista's supporters rose to their feet, but Anacleto Ascencio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gustavo Furman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 30 minutes into the game, Anacleto Ascencio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Gustavo Furman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Adolfo Mon hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. In the 36th minute Edelmiro Aballe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Conrado Iratze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Conrado Iratze showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fernan Favila, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Gustavo Furman was out of position in the 44 minute of play, and Apolo Montez capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Apolo Montez really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Apolo Montez to make the kick off. When Anacleto Ascencio came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Bella Vista 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 Anacleto Ascencio couldn't finish the play. In the 55th minute the ball was on its way in behind Petronila AFC's goalkeeper Gustavo Furman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 58 minutes into the game, Anacleto Ascencio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Gustavo Furman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gustavo Furman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Apolo Montez in the 61st minute of the match. If Anacleto Ascencio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Conrado Iratze made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edelmiro Aballe in the 65th minute. 66 minutes into the game, Bella Vista's Anacleto Ascencio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gustavo Furman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Conrado Iratze made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edelmiro Aballe in the 69th minute. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Petronila AFC's goalkeeper Gustavo Furman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Conrado Iratze showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernan Favila in the 75th minute of the match. A collision led to Bella Vista getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Denis Pere hit a great ball. Conrado Iratze made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Edelmiro Aballe sent off a good shot on target. Adolfo Mon kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Fernan Favila might have been able to make a better finish in the 86th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Conrado Iratze. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fernan Favila ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Petronila AFC's zone, Anacleto Ascencio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gustavo Furman came out of the goal and Anacleto Ascencio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.