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Fortaleza
Spectators: 6927 (Terracing: 5426, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 1) In the 5th minute Benigno Kinsen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mateo Hibai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 7th minute of the match, Lino Rey tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Maximiliano Aritza saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gavino Amor during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After some careless play in the Cabrera defense, Lino Rey kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Maximiliano Aritza. The Cabrera fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Maximiliano Aritza should have stopped the shot. In the 16th minute, Benigno Kinsen 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. Granate's Gavino Amor got his second yellow card of the match in the 18th minute. The referee ordered Gavino Amor off the ground. A collision led to Granate getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Gavino Amor hit a great ball. Adrian Furman was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 19th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Angelino Uxio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 23 minutes into the match, Cabrera's goalkeeper Maximiliano Aritza had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aureliano Romano. Aureliano Romano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maximiliano Aritza having to interfere. Mateo Hibai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angelino Uxio in the 30th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Angelino Uxio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mateo Hibai was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Mateo Hibai stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Benigno Kinsen's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. Benigno Kinsen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Cabrera booed when Granate was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Victoriano Furtado didn't get a good kick on the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Angelino Uxio made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Cabrera's zone, Aureliano Romano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maximiliano Aritza came out of the goal and Aureliano Romano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Augusto Janpier's late challenge caught a Granate's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Augusto Janpier helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Cabrera getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Augusto Janpier hit a great ball. Cirilo Paublo, 58 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Granate's Lino Rey pulled a muscle in his leg after 61 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Ernesto Soter's late challenge caught a Granate's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ernesto Soter helped the player get up and apologised. In the 62nd minute, Ernesto Soter hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 70th minute, Benigno Kinsen 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. Mateo Hibai made an important save on a dangerous shot by Benigno Kinsen in the 77th minute. The supporters of Cabrera booed when Granate was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aureliano Romano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Benigno Kinsen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Mateo Hibai made a huge save. Angelino Uxio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.