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Nery Pumpido
Spectators: 6997 (Terracing: 5347, Seating: 1640, VIP seats: 10) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Angel Enaut started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Altrincham's goal looked a bit too open when Everardo Cesaro came free, but Ramon Cesario reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Santa Fe Union defense, Angel Enaut kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Isaias Fagondo. The Santa Fe Union fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Isaias Fagondo should have stopped the shot. 9 minutes into the match, Angel Enaut had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Isaias Fagondo. Santa Fe Union's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Angel Enaut was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 17th minute, Angel Enaut ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Isaias Fagondo was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. 24 minutes into the match, Santa Fe Union's goal looked a bit too open when Ariel Cidro came free, but Isaias Fagondo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Isaias Fagondo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angel Enaut in the 25th minute of the match. Ramon Cesario made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Teofilo Pacorro sent off a good shot on target. Isaias Fagondo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angel Enaut in the 28th minute of the match. In the 30th minute, Teo Fidele made a precise shot to the right of Isaias Fagondo. Santa Fe Union's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. Ramon Cesario showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teofilo Pacorro, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Clemente Stanislao kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Santa Fe Union's Isaias Fagondo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ariel Cidro in the 37th minute of play. In the 38th minute Teo Fidele shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isaias Fagondo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Disappointed in the 1-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Alberto Millano made the kick off in the second half. In the 57th match minute, Santa Fe Union was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonathan Pero to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Angel Enaut's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Isaias Fagondo was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Isaias Fagondo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Angel Enaut went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-6 was the resulting score. Altrincham's Ramon Cesario played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alberto Millano in the 66th minute of play. 72 minutes into the game, Altrincham's Angel Enaut nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Isaias Fagondo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-7. After 75 played minutes Altrincham got a freekick which was hit by Orlando Bixintxo. After a rather tough play, Altrincham's Ariel Cidro got a free kick in the 78th minute. The referee felt a red card was in order, 84 minutes into the game, when Vicente Gora put in a rough tackle. In the 87th minute, Altrincham got a penalty, and Jimeno Ted placed the ball unsaveable into goal, by the right post. When Orlando Bixintxo fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Altrincham's protests and gave Orlando Bixintxo a yellow card for diving instead. The throw-in from Paulo Ospin in the 92nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Altrincham's Clemente Stanislao. Alberto Millano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Santa Fe Union booed when Altrincham was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angel Enaut didn't get a good kick on the ball.