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Estadio Garabato
Spectators: 6654 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Benito Nardo kicked off to start the match. If Marcos Raymundo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Itatí AFC's zone, Silvano Gustau stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joel Francesco came out of the goal and Silvano Gustau tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 14 minutes into the game, Itatí AFC's Benito Nardo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Edgard Mikelats made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Joel Francesco was out of position in the 19 minute of play, and Silvano Gustau capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Silvano Gustau really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Joel Francesco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvano Gustau in the 22nd minute of the match. Garabato FC's Edgard Mikelats played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcos Raymundo in the 24th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Garabato FC's Adolfo Rey got a free kick in the 24th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benito Nardo in the 27th minute of play forced Garabato FC's goalkeeper Edgard Mikelats to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Itatí AFC's Benito Nardo got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 47 minutes into the match, Garabato FC's Silvano Gustau sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Joel Francesco narrowly saved just below the crossbar.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Silvano Gustau was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Itatí AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Silvano Gustau came free, but Joel Francesco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 53rdth minute of the game Roman Chus who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Itatí AFC's Joel Francesco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Robustiano Colon charged in rather forcefully in the 53rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Robustiano Colon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Joel Francesco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roman Chus, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Joel Francesco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roman Chus, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. After some careless play in the Itatí AFC defense, Roman Chus kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Joel Francesco. The Itatí AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Joel Francesco should have stopped the shot. Garabato FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 73rd minute, when Benito Nardo scored to the left of an out of position Edgard Mikelats, making the score, 2-3. 77 minutes into the game, Enzo Sugar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Garabato FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Itatí AFC the free kick. Silvano Gustau fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joel Francesco having to interfere. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Itatí AFC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.