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Juan C. Zerillo
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Mario Eudoxio started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Eloy Tomi's late challenge caught a Club Gimnasia Y Esgrima's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eloy Tomi helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of G.A.L.A.C.T.I.C.O.S booed when Club Gimnasia Y Esgrima was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teobaldo Serapio didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Eloy Tomi came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the G.A.L.A.C.T.I.C.O.S 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 Eloy Tomi couldn't finish the play. 11 minutes into the game, Hugo Urbasa was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. G.A.L.A.C.T.I.C.O.S's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Club Gimnasia Y Esgrima the free kick. After a rather tough play, G.A.L.A.C.T.I.C.O.S's Hugo Urbasa got a free kick in the 11th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pablo Gutxi in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nereo Ubarna saved G.A.L.A.C.T.I.C.O.S from getting behind. Nereo Ubarna took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pablo Gutxi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jonas Veremundo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Diego Errolan, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. After 31 minutes of play, Club Gimnasia Y Esgrima's Pablo Gutxi made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nereo Ubarna was left in no man's land by his defense there! Teobaldo Serapio kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. When Fernando Abalos fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored G.A.L.A.C.T.I.C.O.S's protests and gave Fernando Abalos a yellow card for diving instead. Fernando Abalos kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. Nereo Ubarna made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pablo Gutxi in the 40th minute. Pablo Gutxi in the 42ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Nereo Ubarna, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pablo Gutxi in the 44th minute of play forced G.A.L.A.C.T.I.C.O.S's goalkeeper Nereo Ubarna to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Pablo Gutxi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Pablo Gutxi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Nereo Ubarna was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Jonas Veremundo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mario Eudoxio in the 58th minute of play. With a little luck, Club Gimnasia Y Esgrima's Jonas Veremundo got control of the ball when Evaristo Montes tried to sneak it across the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, G.A.L.A.C.T.I.C.O.S's goal looked a bit too open when Pablo Gutxi came free, but Nereo Ubarna reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 69 minutes of play, Club Gimnasia Y Esgrima's Alfonso Bingen made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nereo Ubarna was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee felt a red card was in order, 76 minutes into the game, when Patricio Valerio put in a rough tackle. After 76 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Club Gimnasia Y Esgrima! The referee gave G.A.L.A.C.T.I.C.O.S a penalty, 78 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Evaristo Montes, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Club Gimnasia Y Esgrima's Jonas Veremundo. 3-1. Alfonso Bingen 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. A collision led to Club Gimnasia Y Esgrima getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Aquiles Herrera hit a great ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Club Gimnasia Y Esgrima fans cheered their team off the field, for while G.A.L.A.C.T.I.C.O.S had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.