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Estadio Ballester
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Fidel Ebardo made the kick off which started today's match. Port Talbot C.F.'s Gualterio Efren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Honorio Loren in the 3rd minute of play. Port Talbot C.F.'s Gualterio Efren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Port Talbot C.F. from getting a goal against them. In the 9th play minute Reynaldo Lop came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Gualterio Efren. 1-0. When Ruperto Goi fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Port Talbot C.F.'s protests and gave Ruperto Goi a yellow card for diving instead. When Honorio Loren came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Alberdi Jrs. 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 Honorio Loren couldn't finish the play. Honorio Loren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gualterio Efren having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Manuel Aguilera managed to get in a good position for a shot. Alberdi Jrs.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Manuel Aguilera was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gualterio Efren breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Alberdi Jrs. getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Conrado Patxi hit a great ball. 34 minutes into the match, Port Talbot C.F.'s goalkeeper Gualterio Efren had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Honorio Loren. When Bernabe Pelagius fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Port Talbot C.F.'s protests and gave Bernabe Pelagius a yellow card for diving instead. After 35 played minutes Port Talbot C.F. got a freekick which was hit by Bernabe Pelagius. Nicanor Henry charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nicanor Henry the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 37 played minutes Alberdi Jrs. got a freekick which was hit by Nicanor Henry. In the 42nd minute, Nicanor Henry hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 46 minutes into the match, Fidel Ebardo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Evaristo Gustau. Alberdi Jrs.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fidel Ebardo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Honorio Loren to make the kick off. Bernabe Pelagius hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Manuel Aguilera sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Port Talbot C.F.'s goalkeeper Gualterio Efren, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Nicanor Henry had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Reynaldo Lop had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rodolfo Burni kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. When Alonzo Urbasa came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Port Talbot C.F. 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 Alonzo Urbasa couldn't finish the play. Evaristo Gustau was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Salvador Nikola showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 78 minute of play. Gualterio Efren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Honorio Loren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nicanor Henry sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Port Talbot C.F.'s Gualterio Efren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reynaldo Lop in the 87th minute of play. If Nicanor Henry had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Evaristo Gustau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fidel Ebardo in the 94th minute of the match. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Alberdi Jrs. lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.