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EL CILINDRO
Spectators: 6500 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Zé Roberto Arantes kicked off to start the match. Sergio Birila made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zé Roberto Arantes in the 3rd minute. Sergio Birila was a little too slow when Zé Roberto Arantes got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 4th minute. The score was now 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Honorio Gombal got free with Sergio Birila in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sergio Birila showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niceto Etxeberri in the 16th minute of the match. La Guardia Imperial's Gervasio Eudoxio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Godofredo Rufo in the 18th minute of play. 22 minutes into the game, A.C Vikingo's Godofredo Rufo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gervasio Eudoxio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Gervasio Eudoxio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Corderall, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. After 32 played minutes La Guardia Imperial got a freekick which was hit by Fidel Ellande. Gervasio Eudoxio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adolfo Mincho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zé Roberto Arantes in the 40thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Sergio Birila, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 43rd minute Fidel Ellande shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergio Birila saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Adolfo Mincho stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to A.C Vikingo getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Amador Perpinya hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Zé Roberto Arantes managed to get in a good position for a shot. La Guardia Imperial's supporters rose to their feet, but Zé Roberto Arantes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sergio Birila breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sergio Birila took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Honorio Gombal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Amadeo Manex kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Zé Roberto Arantes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sergio Birila was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Roberto Arantes in the 64th minute of play forced A.C Vikingo's goalkeeper Sergio Birila to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niceto Etxeberri in the 66th minute of play forced A.C Vikingo's goalkeeper Sergio Birila to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amador Perpinya's late challenge caught a La Guardia Imperial's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Amador Perpinya helped the player get up and apologised. After 67 played minutes A.C Vikingo got a freekick which was hit by Amador Perpinya. Sergio Birila showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niceto Etxeberri, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. La Guardia Imperial's Gervasio Eudoxio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amadeo Manex in the 71st minute of play. Sergio Birila took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Roberto Arantes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Zé Roberto Arantes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sergio Birila was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Sergio Birila showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jesus Mouricio, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. In the 78th minute, Zé Roberto Arantes made a precise shot to the right of Sergio Birila. A.C Vikingo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Zé Roberto Arantes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sergio Birila read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. Leopoldo Dantel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 88 minutes into the game, Zé Roberto Arantes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-2. Sergio Birila was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sergio Birila showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fidel Ellande in the 94th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Roberto Arantes in the 97th minute of play forced A.C Vikingo's goalkeeper Sergio Birila to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. La Guardia Imperial's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.