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Gigante de Caroya
Spectators: 7111 (Terracing: 5335, Seating: 1635, VIP seats: 141) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alejandro Monico took the kick off in the first half of the match. Matias Peyo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alejandro Monico, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Los Once del Marcos's zone, Leopoldo Soin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ezequiel Belasko came out of the goal and Leopoldo Soin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ezequiel Belasko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leopoldo Soin in the 18th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Leopoldo Soin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ezequiel Belasko was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Matias Peyo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipe Frutos, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Matias Peyo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lisandro Lorien in the 23rd minute. 29 minutes into the match, Leopoldo Soin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ezequiel Belasko. Los Once del Marcos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leopoldo Soin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Narciso Ledesma hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Ezequiel Belasko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fidel Pello in the 40th minute of the match. Leopoldo Soin might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ezequiel Belasko. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leopoldo Soin ran back to his position shaking his head. After 44 played minutes Los Once del Marcos got a freekick which was hit by Santos Michael. Gerardo Tercero took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 44th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ezequiel Belasko. Los Once del Marcos's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leopoldo Soin in the 46th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ezequiel Belasko prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Matias Peyo made a fantastic save in the 48th minute, when Felipe Frutos sent off a good shot on target. After the first half FC VENADOS were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Santos Michael hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Leopoldo Soin who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 53rdth minute tested the skills of Ezequiel Belasko when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 56th match minute, Los Once del Marcos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cleto Lizer to maneuver through the defense. Leopoldo Soin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Ezequiel Belasko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Los Once del Marcos's Lisandro Lorien got a free kick in the 61st minute. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Los Once del Marcos's goalkeeper Ezequiel Belasko, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of FC VENADOS booed when Los Once del Marcos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santos Mirande didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leopoldo Soin struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Ezequiel Belasko didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC VENADOS. In the 68th minute Alejandro Monico shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matias Peyo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Matias Peyo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enzo Ubelteso in the 69th minute of play. 71 minutes into the match, Los Once del Marcos's goal looked a bit too open when Leopoldo Soin came free, but Ezequiel Belasko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 76 minutes, Santos Mirande mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Los Once del Marcos and the FC VENADOS players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 76th match minute, Los Once del Marcos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santos Mirande to maneuver through the defense. Fidel Pello sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ezequiel Belasko was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Leopoldo Soin showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 79 minute of play. Manuel Sandaili's late challenge caught a Los Once del Marcos's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Manuel Sandaili helped the player get up and apologised. In the 85th match minute, FC VENADOS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manuel Sandaili to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Leopoldo Soin got free with Ezequiel Belasko in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 91st minute, Leopoldo Soin got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Ezequiel Belasko acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 94th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Bartolo Estebe. If Leopoldo Soin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC VENADOS played a much better game than Los Once del Marcos and deserved their victory. The Los Once del Marcos players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.