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Gigante de Alberdi
Spectators: 7310 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 145) After some careless play in the Deportivo Alberdi defense, Conrado Esiquio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rafael Jax. The Deportivo Alberdi fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rafael Jax should have stopped the shot. In the 13th minute, Feliberto Firmin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Feliberto Evis from long distance, 14 minutes into the match, got Denis Abancens's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 20th minute, Ermegildo Rivas fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Gervasio Gauargi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Denis Abancens tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 25th minute, Gervasio Gauargi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Deportivo Alberdi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Guandacol AFC's Conrado Esiquio got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 30 minutes into the game, Cristian Mino was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Deportivo Alberdi's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Guandacol AFC the free kick. In the 30th match minute, Deportivo Alberdi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Mino to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Conrado Esiquio in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rafael Jax saved Deportivo Alberdi from getting behind. Denis Abancens made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gervasio Gauargi in the 37th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ermegildo Rivas in the 40th minute of play forced Guandacol AFC's goalkeeper Denis Abancens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ermegildo Rivas was the one to do the kick off. Denis Abancens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ermegildo Rivas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Conrado Esiquio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Rafael Jax tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With his leg Rafael Jax managed to avoid a goal in the 58thth minute, when Guandacol AFC's Santiago Figueroa fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to Guandacol AFC getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Benicio Jaunti hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gervasio Gauargi in the 66th minute of play forced Guandacol AFC's goalkeeper Denis Abancens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Santiago Figueroa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gervasio Gauargi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 82 minutes in the game, Conrado Esiquio fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Rafael Jax having to interfere. 87 minutes into the match, Deportivo Alberdi's goal looked a bit too open when Conrado Esiquio came free, but Rafael Jax reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 90th minute, Gervasio Gauargi 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. Santiago Figueroa who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 97thth minute tested the skills of Rafael Jax when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.