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Retiro
Spectators: 6634 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1634, VIP seats: 0) A collision led to Retiro FC getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Jeremias Lixandro hit a great ball. 8 minutes into the match, Augusto Nataniel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Severiano Gonchan. Retiro FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Augusto Nataniel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 14th minute, C. A. EL RAYO's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Zeledon Harri fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Lisandro Ospin struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Benito Hegoi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Retiro FC. When Augusto Nataniel came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the C. A. EL RAYO 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 Augusto Nataniel couldn't finish the play. When Zeledon Harri came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Retiro 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 Zeledon Harri couldn't finish the play. Ovidio Lano hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ubaldo Florinio during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 28th match minute, Retiro FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ubaldo Florinio to maneuver through the defense. In the 36th minute, Cristobal Serapio had to leave the field with a concussion. 36 minutes into the game, Eustacio Heli was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Retiro FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave C. A. EL RAYO the free kick. C. A. EL RAYO made a substitution. Tiburcio Unax replaced Cristobal Serapio. In the 38th minute, Eustacio Heli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 43 minutes into the game, C. A. EL RAYO's Tiburcio Unax nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Severiano Gonchan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. C. A. EL RAYO's Benito Hegoi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save C. A. EL RAYO from getting a goal against them. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Tiburcio Unax made the kick off in the second half. Tiburcio Unax fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Severiano Gonchan having to interfere. Severiano Gonchan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiburcio Unax in the 56th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in C. A. EL RAYO's zone, Lisandro Ospin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Benito Hegoi came out of the goal and Lisandro Ospin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Augusto Nataniel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Severiano Gonchan made a huge save. 67 minutes into the match, Retiro FC's goalkeeper Severiano Gonchan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Augusto Nataniel. If Lisandro Ospin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as C. A. EL RAYO's Tiburcio Unax slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Severiano Gonchan. That made the score 0-4 after 74 minutes of play. In the 78th minute, Zeledon Harri 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. Severiano Gonchan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tiburcio Unax in the 82nd minute of play. Tiburcio Unax fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Severiano Gonchan having to interfere. C. A. EL RAYO's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.