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Gigante De Arroyito
Spectators: 6986 (Terracing: 5338, Seating: 1636, VIP seats: 12) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Timoteo Shantala got the match started through his kick off. Claudio Basualdo made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Alvaro Teodor sent off a good shot on target. RKC Waalwijk's Claudio Basualdo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save RKC Waalwijk from getting a goal against them. After 23 played minutes, RKC Waalwijk's Natalio Maju shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Amador Rafel came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in RKC Waalwijk reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jairo Gorosti in the 25th minute of play forced Canalla's goalkeeper Amador Rafel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, RKC Waalwijk's Claudio Basualdo got control of the ball when Timoteo Shantala tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 30 played minutes RKC Waalwijk got a freekick which was hit by Natalio Maju. When the match had gone on for 35 minutes, Arnaldo Iraido put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Amador Rafel. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arnaldo Iraido was the one to do the kick off. Amador Rafel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnaldo Iraido, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Victorio Monte fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Canalla's protests and gave Victorio Monte a yellow card for diving instead. In the 53rd minute, Victorio Monte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, RKC Waalwijk's Ariel Gonza got a free kick in the 59th minute. Amador Rafel stood somewhat misplaced when Arnaldo Iraido came free in front of goal and shot 0-3 to the left of him in the 63 minute. 67 minutes into the match, Arnaldo Iraido had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Amador Rafel. Canalla's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arnaldo Iraido was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Arnaldo Iraido blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Amador Rafel having to make a save. Amador Rafel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arnaldo Iraido, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Guaberto Rico hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Constantino Ixaka hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Claudio Basualdo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alvaro Teodor, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Amador Rafel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnaldo Iraido in the 87th minute of play. Arnaldo Iraido received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Amador Rafel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The RKC Waalwijk supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing RKC Waalwijk would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.