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Estadio Runciman
Spectators: 7162 (Terracing: 5373, Seating: 1647, VIP seats: 142) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tiburcio Marz started the match with the kick off. Leandro Baladi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Elpidio Lehoi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 5thth minute of the game Arturo Victoro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Estrella Roja's Elpidio Lehoi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Arturo Victoro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 12th match minute, Estrella Roja was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eloy Enmanuel to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, El Charrua FC's Leandro Baladi got a free kick in the 14th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arturo Victoro in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Elpidio Lehoi saved Estrella Roja from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Arturo Victoro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elpidio Lehoi was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Jaime Sandalio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Elpidio Lehoi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 27th minute, Esteve Txordon reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Rodrigo Orzaize. The goal made the score 1-0. If Leandro Baladi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Arturo Victoro came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the El Charrua FC 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 Arturo Victoro couldn't finish the play. Eleuterio Henric struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Elpidio Lehoi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for El Charrua FC. If Arturo Victoro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Elpidio Lehoi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arturo Victoro's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arturo Victoro made a kick off. Elpidio Lehoi was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Arturo Victoro showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 55 minute of play. Arturo Victoro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Elpidio Lehoi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 61st minute of play. Aquilino Rufo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 62ndth minute, Elpidio Lehoi skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Arturo Victoro's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 64thth minute, Elpidio Lehoi skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 65th minute, Leandro Baladi 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. If Arturo Victoro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arturo Victoro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Leandro Baladi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After having played for 77 minutes, Arturo Victoro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Charrua FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arturo Victoro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 79th match minute, El Charrua FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eleuterio Henric to maneuver through the defense. In the 84th minute, Modesto Filipo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With his leg Elpidio Lehoi managed to avoid a goal in the 86thth minute, when El Charrua FC's Arturo Victoro fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. El Charrua FC's Aquilino Rufo got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Arturo Victoro was extremely unlucky when he, in the 88th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Leandro Baladi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Elpidio Lehoi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. El Charrua FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.