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Estadio Maquito
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gualterio Illart took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of Maquito booed when Florencia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lisandro Mosen didn't get a good kick on the ball. 7 minutes into the game, Gualterio Illart recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Marco Cambranes. Gualterio Illart showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. After 14 played minutes Florencia got a freekick which was hit by Ciriaco Xabel. The audience was convinced that Gualterio Illart's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco Cambranes was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. Adrian Abad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jaime Matxin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Cambranes having to make a save. After 21 played minutes Florencia got a freekick which was hit by Santos Primeiro. In the 23rd minute, Rolando Peru hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Gualterio Illart had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 27th minute, Rolando Peru left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Florencia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 31 minutes into the match, Maquito's goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Telmo came free, but Francisco Florin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leon Laurgain took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Francisco Florin. Francisco Florin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. 39 minutes into the match, Maquito's goal looked a bit too open when Rolando Peru came free, but Francisco Florin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Francisco Florin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Telmo, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Valentin Telmo to make the kick off. Marco Cambranes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gualterio Illart, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. In the 59th minute Rolando Peru shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisco Florin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 61 minutes into the game, Maquito's Gualterio Illart nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marco Cambranes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. If Adrian Abad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Florencia's Marco Cambranes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gualterio Illart in the 68th minute of play. In the 69th minute, Adrian Abad 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. Marco Cambranes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gualterio Illart's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. 73 minutes into the match, Gualterio Illart notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Florencia's Marco Cambranes. Marco Cambranes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 81st minute, Gualterio Illart 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. Marco Cambranes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gualterio Illart, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Cipriano Iraitz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Marco Cambranes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marco Cambranes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gualterio Illart, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Francisco Florin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentin Telmo in the 93rd minute of play. In the 95th minute, Florencia's Valentin Telmo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-3. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.