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Estadio Samuhú
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Adolfo Fortun succeeded in the game's 6th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerardo Sengrat in the 10th minute of play forced Samuhú's goalkeeper Jorge Cheche to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute Adolfo Fortun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Godofredo Lixandro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manuel Shepherd sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gerardo Sengrat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Jorge Cheche tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In a very dangerous position, a player in Defensores de Avellaneda fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 25th minute. Penalty! In the 27th minute there was a penalty for Samuhú. Genaro Quexal stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Godofredo Lixandro. 2-0. After a defensive mix-up in Defensores de Avellaneda's zone, Adolfo Fortun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Godofredo Lixandro came out of the goal and Adolfo Fortun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 32nd minute, Adolfo Fortun reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Godofredo Lixandro. The goal made the score 3-0. Manuel Shepherd sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Defensores de Avellaneda's Godofredo Lixandro got control of the ball when Rodrigo Jayvier tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 42 minutes, Jimeno Admon mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Defensores de Avellaneda and the Samuhú players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 42 played minutes Defensores de Avellaneda got a freekick which was hit by Jimeno Admon. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The wind increased when Adolfo Fortun made the kick off in the second half. Godofredo Lixandro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo Jayvier, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Tobias Berbiz 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. After having played for 56 minutes, Rodrigo Jayvier managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Samuhú's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rodrigo Jayvier was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Defensores de Avellaneda's goalkeeper Godofredo Lixandro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Adolfo Fortun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Gerardo Sengrat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tobias Berbiz hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Godofredo Lixandro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adolfo Fortun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 70th minute, Gervasio Chesus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Adolfo Fortun, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 79 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Godofredo Lixandro was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Adolfo Fortun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Godofredo Lixandro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Godofredo Lixandro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adolfo Fortun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 88 minutes into the match, Defensores de Avellaneda's goal looked a bit too open when Rodrigo Jayvier came free, but Godofredo Lixandro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Defensores de Avellaneda's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.