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Estadio Esperanza
Spectators: 7166 (Terracing: 5519, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 147) Rosendo Arnau made the kick off and thus started the match. 5 minutes into the game, Melquiades Cilio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Antucura Futbol Club's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ranchillos AFC the free kick. When Gerardo Victoro came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Ranchillos AFC 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 Gerardo Victoro couldn't finish the play. Grigoris Petrakos came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by Ranchillos AFC's Gerardo Victoro. But to his dismay, Gerardo Victoro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 20th minute Rosendo Arnau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hernan Raulo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Constantino Ted got free with Hernan Raulo in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Rosendo Arnau managed to get in a good position for a shot. Antucura Futbol Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Rosendo Arnau was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hernan Raulo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Urbano Fanuco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hernan Raulo having to interfere. In the 25th minute, Rosendo Arnau 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. 28 minutes into the match, Antucura Futbol Club's goal looked a bit too open when Gerardo Victoro came free, but Grigoris Petrakos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 49 minutes, Rosendo Arnau managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Antucura Futbol Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rosendo Arnau was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.

The wind increased when Gerardo Victoro made the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 54 minutes, Rosendo Arnau put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Hernan Raulo. In the 58th minute, Constantino Ted 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. If Rosendo Arnau had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ranchillos AFC's Hernan Raulo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rosendo Arnau in the 66th minute of play. Rosendo Arnau sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rosendo Arnau received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Hernan Raulo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emilio Gonzales hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. 77 minutes into the match, Ranchillos AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Rosendo Arnau came free, but Hernan Raulo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hernan Raulo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erasmo Tab, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rosendo Arnau in the 80th minute of play forced Ranchillos AFC's goalkeeper Hernan Raulo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 81 played minutes Ranchillos AFC got a freekick which was hit by Anastasio Ordono. Hernan Raulo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rosendo Arnau in the 85th minute of the match. Antucura Futbol Club's Urbano Fanuco got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Antucura Futbol Club booed when Ranchillos AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emilio Gonzales didn't get a good kick on the ball. Roberto Caradaro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Hernan Raulo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rosendo Arnau in the 91st minute of the match. Constantino Ted fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hernan Raulo having to interfere. If Gerardo Victoro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. For all the effort they put into the match, the Ranchillos AFC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Antucura Futbol Club.