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Cancha del Pueblo
Spectators: 6841 (Terracing: 5341, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Erivaldo Barros started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Manzanares's Rogelio Pacorro seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Rogelio Pacorro the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Manzanares protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Rogelio Pacorro had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 3 minutes into the game, one of Manzanares:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave gimnasia y esgrima lp a penalty, 6 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by César Sarmento, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Manzanares's Fabio Cucao. 0-1. When Teodoro Tabor fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored gimnasia y esgrima lp's protests and gave Teodoro Tabor a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, gimnasia y esgrima lp's Eleuterio Salvator got a free kick in the 14th minute. In the 18th match minute, gimnasia y esgrima lp was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teodoro Tabor to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, gimnasia y esgrima lp's Teodoro Tabor got a free kick in the 21st minute. A collision led to Manzanares getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Dario Serafo hit a great ball. After 24 played minutes, gimnasia y esgrima lp's Siro Izotz shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Fabio Cucao came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in gimnasia y esgrima lp reached it. Erivaldo Barros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 33rd match minute, gimnasia y esgrima lp was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erivaldo Barros to maneuver through the defense. Fabian Selmo succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-1 in the 36th playminute. Erivaldo Barros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aírton de Toledo in the 45th minute of play forced Manzanares's goalkeeper Fabio Cucao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

gimnasia y esgrima lp made a substitution. Anibal Gaztea replaced Aírton de Toledo. When Fabian Selmo came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Manzanares 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 Fabian Selmo couldn't finish the play. The supporters of gimnasia y esgrima lp booed when Manzanares was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonathan Cresencio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jonathan Cresencio kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Dario Serafo charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dario Serafo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dario Serafo kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Erivaldo Barros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabio Cucao having to interfere. Ulises Sergi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonathan Cresencio, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Jonathan Cresencio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Manzanares's supporters rose to their feet, but Jonathan Cresencio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ulises Sergi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Manzanares's Fabian Selmo got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in gimnasia y esgrima lp's zone, Prudencio Misael stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ulises Sergi came out of the goal and Prudencio Misael tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Siro Izotz fell near the penalty area in the 82nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored gimnasia y esgrima lp's protests and gave Siro Izotz a yellow card for diving instead. Fabian Selmo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ulises Sergi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. When Leandro Mikeldi came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Manzanares 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 Leandro Mikeldi couldn't finish the play.