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Match Report
Pronunciamiento
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After 7 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Pronunciamiento! In the 9th minute there was a penalty for Santo de Merlo. Melquiades Tiniebra stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Eustacio Montrelle. 0-1. Pronunciamiento's Gustavo Chan got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Hugo Umbruso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 26 minutes into the match, Santo de Merlo's goalkeeper Adan Arixo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hugo Umbruso. After having played for 28 minutes, Denis Gimenez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Santo de Merlo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Denis Gimenez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Eustacio Montrelle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pascual Cordeiro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adan Arixo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ezequiel Raymundo in the 34th minute of play. Adan Arixo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hugo Umbruso, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. If Eustaquio Goyo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pascual Cordeiro hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. If Eustaquio Goyo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Denis Gimenez was the one to do the kick off. If Hugo Umbruso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 55th minute of the match Hugo Umbruso shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Adan Arixo showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Pronunciamiento's Eustacio Montrelle proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Pronunciamiento from getting a goal against them. After a defensive mix-up in Santo de Merlo's zone, Eustaquio Goyo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adan Arixo came out of the goal and Eustaquio Goyo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 71 minutes into the game, Casimiro Cilio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pronunciamiento's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Santo de Merlo the free kick. In the 71st match minute, Pronunciamiento was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Casimiro Cilio to maneuver through the defense. After 80 played minutes Santo de Merlo got a freekick which was hit by Dario Caitano. After 83 played minutes Santo de Merlo got a freekick which was hit by Patricio Etxatxu. Adan Arixo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eustaquio Goyo in the 86th minute of play. When Marco Florinio came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Santo de Merlo 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 Marco Florinio couldn't finish the play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Santo de Merlo had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.
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