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Spectators: 7310 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 145) Armando Ferdinand struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Juan Bihar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ciénaga FC. Lisandro Balasi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 8th minute of the match, but Rigoberto Niguel made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lisandro Balasi got free with Rigoberto Niguel in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rigoberto Niguel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hugo Nafarroa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ciénaga FC's goalkeeper Rigoberto Niguel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Hugo Nafarroa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Rigoberto Niguel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hugo Nafarroa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rigoberto Niguel having to interfere. Generoso Asur's late challenge caught a Ciénaga FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Generoso Asur helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Ciénaga FC booed when Fortin Aguilar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Generoso Asur didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot 29 in the game by Lisandro Balasi from a close distance when the talented Rigoberto Niguel managed to make a qualified save. Ciénaga FC's players were relieved. With a little luck, Ciénaga FC's Rigoberto Niguel got control of the ball when Generoso Asur tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Lisandro Balasi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fortin Aguilar's supporters rose to their feet, but Lisandro Balasi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rigoberto Niguel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rigoberto Niguel was out of position in the 37 minute of play, and Hugo Nafarroa capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Hugo Nafarroa really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. 40 minutes into the match, Fortin Aguilar's Hugo Nafarroa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rigoberto Niguel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 41st match minute, Ciénaga FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Armando Ferdinand to maneuver through the defense. If Hugo Nafarroa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ciénaga FC's Rigoberto Niguel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Ciénaga FC from getting a goal against them. In the 46th of the match, Hugo Nafarroa tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Rigoberto Niguel got in the way and made a wonderful save. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hugo Nafarroa to make the kick off. A collision led to Ciénaga FC getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Benedicto Bartoli hit a great ball. Rigoberto Niguel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lisandro Balasi, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Armando Ferdinand kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Rigoberto Niguel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hugo Nafarroa in the 57th minute of the match. Ciénaga FC's Rigoberto Niguel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lisandro Balasi in the 59th minute of play. Ciénaga FC's Rigoberto Niguel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hugo Nafarroa in the 60th minute of play. After having played for 62 minutes, Lisandro Balasi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fortin Aguilar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lisandro Balasi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ciénaga FC's Rigoberto Niguel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hugo Nafarroa in the 63rd minute of play. Fortin Aguilar's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Octavio Montxo in the 65th minute. The corner ended in Octavio Montxo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Ciénaga FC's Rigoberto Niguel did a great save. Rigoberto Niguel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hugo Nafarroa, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. In the 76th minute Hugo Nafarroa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rigoberto Niguel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Lisandro Balasi came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Fortin Aguilar fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lisandro Balasi couldn't finish the play. 91 minutes into the match, Ciénaga FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lisandro Balasi came free, but Rigoberto Niguel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rigoberto Niguel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hugo Nafarroa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 95 minutes of play, Fortin Aguilar's Lisandro Balasi made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rigoberto Niguel was left in no man's land by his defense there! There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Fortin Aguilar fully deserved thier win.