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El Gigante Platense
Spectators: 7128 (Terracing: 5347, Seating: 1640, VIP seats: 141) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Danilo Gines started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Cirilo Cuartio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gladeadores de La Plata's supporters rose to their feet, but Cirilo Cuartio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hector Jurgi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Danilo Gines in the 8th minute of play forced Picaito F.C's goalkeeper Hector Jurgi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute, Manuel Senon reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Hector Jurgi. The goal made the score 1-0. Honorato Larra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jose Rutenio in the 21st minute of the match. Eliseo Seber sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Honorato Larra didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vladimiro Chano went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Hector Jurgi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danilo Gines in the 36th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Patricio Lico during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Picaito F.C getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Patricio Lico hit a great ball. In the 40th minute, Benedicto Argenis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gladeadores de La Plata fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Augusto Stephen charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Augusto Stephen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Augusto Stephen kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jose Rutenio made a kick off. Picaito F.C's Hector Jurgi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Senon in the 70th minute of play. The supporters of Gladeadores de La Plata booed when Picaito F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luisito Paul didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vladimiro Chano hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, Jose Rutenio took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Honorato Larra to make any attempt to save it. 84 minutes into the game, Rolando Fernendo threw the ball into play from the sideline. Gladeadores de La Plata's Cirilo Cuartio quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Manuel Senon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Honorato Larra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jose Rutenio, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Gladeadores de La Plata players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.