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MALENA CORRADO
Spectators: 7032 (Terracing: 5382, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mario Pacorro kicked off to start the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 3rd minute of the game. One of ciclonaso:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Abbott:s goal. After a defensive mix-up in ciclonaso's zone, Mario Pacorro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eliseo Leguizamón came out of the goal and Mario Pacorro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Enzo Betadur hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Elvio Barto managed to get in a good position for a shot. ciclonaso's supporters rose to their feet, but Elvio Barto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. David Rico breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 19th minute, Enzo Betadur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 24th play minute Mario Pacorro came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Eliseo Leguizamón. 3-0. Eliseo Leguizamón showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horacio Feliz in the 31st minute of the match. Horacio Feliz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Eliseo Leguizamón tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Elvio Barto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 40th match minute, Abbott was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anfilogino Pizziolo to maneuver through the defense. Eliseo Leguizamón was out of position in the 42 minute of play, and Horacio Feliz capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Horacio Feliz really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. In the 46th minute, Tadeo Ihazintu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-0.

The wind increased when Honorato Bixintxo made the kick off in the second half. ciclonaso's Eliseo Leguizamón played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Horacio Feliz in the 54th minute of play. When Elvio Barto came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the ciclonaso 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 Elvio Barto couldn't finish the play. After having played for 70 minutes, Honorato Bixintxo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ciclonaso's supporters crossed their fingers, but Honorato Bixintxo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 75 minutes into the match, Horacio Feliz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eliseo Leguizamón. ciclonaso's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Horacio Feliz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. David Rico showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elvio Barto, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Honorato Bixintxo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. David Rico tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. David Rico made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Anselmo Atarrabi sent off a good shot on target. The Abbott players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.