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Caleufú
Spectators: 7174 (Terracing: 5382, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 142) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Filiberto Cai kicked off to start the match. Filiberto Cai recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Baldomiro Firmo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aaron Dyce, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 14th minute Saladillo were awarded a corner. Apolo Txartiko went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Saladillo's corner Apolo Txartiko fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Baldomiro Firmo quite easily take care of the ball. Benjamin Rami kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Norberto Maiorga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emiliano Millrick in the 29th minute of play. In the 30th minute Emiliano Millrick shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Norberto Maiorga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leo Belo was shown his second yellow card after 35 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, Sarasa's Leo Belo got a free kick in the 35th minute. Emiliano Millrick might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Norberto Maiorga. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Emiliano Millrick ran back to his position shaking his head. Baldomiro Firmo didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Saladillo's Filiberto Cai shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Emiliano Millrick stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emiliano Millrick got free with Norberto Maiorga in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sarasa's Baldomiro Firmo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elvio Santana in the 55th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Filiberto Cai in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Baldomiro Firmo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Emiliano Millrick struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Norberto Maiorga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sarasa. In the 61st match minute, Sarasa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benjamin Rami to maneuver through the defense. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind Saladillo's goalkeeper Norberto Maiorga, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some careless play in the Sarasa defense, Filiberto Cai kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Baldomiro Firmo. The Sarasa fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Baldomiro Firmo should have stopped the shot. Norberto Maiorga came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by Sarasa's Benjamin Rami. But to his dismay, Benjamin Rami quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. 78 minutes into the game, one of Sarasa:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Emiliano Millricks short, quick shot in the 84thth minute got Norberto Maiorga to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Benjamin Rami received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Norberto Maiorga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emiliano Millrick in the 86thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Norberto Maiorga, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Emiliano Millrick succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 3-3 in the 90th playminute. 93 minutes into the game, Emiliano Millrick recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Norberto Maiorga. Emiliano Millrick showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-4. After a rather tough play, Saladillo's Aaron Dyce got a free kick in the 96th minute. Emiliano Millrick scored 3-5 in the 98th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Norberto Maiorga, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Sarasa walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.