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Estadio Gaboto
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gustavo Florinio made the kick off which started today's match. Atalaya's Ruperto Farias played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo Florinio in the 7th minute of play. Domingos Cuartio struck a weak shot in the 8th minute. Gaston Fonda didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Atalaya. After 10 played minutes Gaboto FC got a freekick which was hit by Astor Arce. Benito Mambru took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 16th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gaston Fonda. Gaboto FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 19th match minute, Atalaya was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raul Havier to maneuver through the defense. Gustavo Florinio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ruperto Farias having to interfere. Gaston Fonda didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Domingos Cuartio went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. A collision led to Atalaya getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Fausto Ihintza hit a great ball. Fausto Ihintza hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. After the first half Atalaya were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alfredo Quintyn stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Serafino Balasi kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Carlos Raymundo during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 57th match minute, Gaboto FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos Raymundo to maneuver through the defense. Alfredo Quintyn sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 62nd minute Jose Cristofol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gaston Fonda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Atalaya's Celestino Austin suffered a concussion in the 62nd minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. The supporters of Atalaya booed when Gaboto FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Primitivo Nabar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jose Cristofol received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Gaston Fonda came out and tried to block the shot, but Jose Cristofol slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 64th minute. After having played for 72 minutes, Jose Cristofol managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atalaya's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jose Cristofol was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 74 minutes into the match, Atalaya's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Raymundo came free, but Ruperto Farias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ruperto Farias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Silbestre in the 77th minute of the match. Ruperto Farias made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustavo Florinio in the 78th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Silbestre in the 80th minute of play forced Atalaya's goalkeeper Ruperto Farias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If David Silbestre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 87th minute of the match Primitivo Chesus shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ruperto Farias showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.