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Spectators: 6983 (Terracing: 5306, Seating: 1627, VIP seats: 50) Leonides Pello started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. With a little luck, Mean Machine's Ciriaco Paublo got control of the ball when Baltasar Xacintu tried to sneak it across the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, Esteequipopuede's goal looked a bit too open when Feliberto Gervaso came free, but Claudio Meder reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Gaspar Bernaldo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 9thth minute of the game Feliberto Gervaso who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Esteequipopuede's Claudio Meder was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gaspar Bernaldo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Claudio Meder tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Esteequipopuede's Baltasar Xacintu got a free kick in the 15th minute. When the match clock showed 18 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Feliberto Gervaso sped through Esteequipopuede's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Claudio Meder. Mean Machine's Ciriaco Paublo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Mean Machine from getting a goal against them. Baltasar Xacintu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horacio Gaufred in the 28th minute of play forced Esteequipopuede's goalkeeper Claudio Meder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mean Machine's Ciriaco Paublo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Mean Machine from getting a goal against them. Ciriaco Paublo was a little too slow when Leonides Pello got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 34th minute. The score was now 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horacio Gaufred in the 38th minute of play forced Esteequipopuede's goalkeeper Claudio Meder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Feliberto Gervaso in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Claudio Meder prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Claudio Meder showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Horacio Gaufred in the 39th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Baltasar Xacintu got free with Ciriaco Paublo in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Anibal Sal hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Feliberto Gervaso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mean Machine's supporters rose to their feet, but Feliberto Gervaso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Claudio Meder breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Feliberto Gervaso in the 47th minute of play forced Esteequipopuede's goalkeeper Claudio Meder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Feliberto Gervaso to make the kick off. Claudio Meder made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Feliberto Gervaso in the 52nd minute of play. When Gaspar Bernaldo came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Mean Machine 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 Gaspar Bernaldo couldn't finish the play. Mean Machine's Ciriaco Paublo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roberto Crispo in the 58th minute of play. Claudio Meder stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Feliberto Gervaso's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. Ciriaco Paublo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonides Pello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Horacio Gaufred's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Claudio Meder read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. In the 65th minute, Roberto Crispo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Horacio Gaufred in the 67thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Claudio Meder, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 70th minute, Feliberto Gervaso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mean Machine's Gaspar Bernaldo got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Horacio Gaufred fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claudio Meder having to interfere. In the 92nd minute of the match, Horacio Gaufred got a very nice opportunity to score, but Claudio Meder was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Gaspar Bernaldo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claudio Meder having to interfere. Horacio Gaufred fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Claudio Meder having to interfere. The Mean Machine supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Mean Machine would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.