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Estadio Chusca
Spectators: 7047 (Terracing: 5397, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Prudencio Chus got the match started through his kick off. 5 minutes into the match, chaco albinegro's goalkeeper Alfonso Hibai had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andres Rivero. A nice corner shot did that Fabricio Raymon got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Alfonso Hibai quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 19 minutes into the game, Artemio Salvatore cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Ladislao Gutierrez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Andres Rivero's late challenge caught a chaco albinegro's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Andres Rivero helped the player get up and apologised. In the 26th minute, Andres Rivero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Melchor Ted might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ladislao Gutierrez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Melchor Ted ran back to his position shaking his head. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Artemio Salvatore managed to get in a good position for a shot. chaco albinegro's supporters rose to their feet, but Artemio Salvatore was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ladislao Gutierrez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Domingos Benvido fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfonso Hibai having to interfere. In the 37th match minute, Gallinas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andres Rivero to maneuver through the defense. After 39 minutes of play, chaco albinegro's Artemio Salvatore made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ladislao Gutierrez was left in no man's land by his defense there! Melchor Ted sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 47th minute Melchor Ted shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ladislao Gutierrez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 49th minute of the match chaco albinegro got a corner. Gallinas FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Iker Mantzio ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led chaco albinegro's Iker Mantzio to fire away a dangerous shot which Ladislao Gutierrez despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Artemio Salvatore to make the kick off. Melchor Ted sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 58thth minute of the game Artemio Salvatore who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gallinas FC's Ladislao Gutierrez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Melchor Ted fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ladislao Gutierrez having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Artemio Salvatore in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ladislao Gutierrez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ladislao Gutierrez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Melchor Ted in the 74th minute. Prudencio Chus hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. After having played for 78 minutes, Prudencio Chus managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gallinas FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Prudencio Chus was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Julio Marino's late challenge caught a Gallinas FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Julio Marino helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to chaco albinegro getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Julio Marino hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Gallinas FC's Domingos Benvido got a free kick in the 80th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as chaco albinegro's Artemio Salvatore slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ladislao Gutierrez. That made the score 1-3 after 86 minutes of play. Gallinas FC's Ladislao Gutierrez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artemio Salvatore in the 92nd minute of play. If Prudencio Chus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Prudencio Chus fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 98th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alfonso Hibai having to interfere. The chaco albinegro players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.