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Estadio Beazley
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Aureliano Arnalt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Adrian Txanton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Defensa y Justicia booed when Los Tira Humo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eloy Bieito didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Severo Edwardo fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Los Tira Humo's protests and gave Severo Edwardo a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Los Tira Humo's Severo Edwardo got a free kick in the 13th minute. 16 minutes into the game, Aureliano Arnalt cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Adrian Txanton was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 19th minute of the game. One of Defensa y Justicia:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Los Tira Humo:s goal. After 26 minutes, Eloy Bieito made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Defensa y Justicia's Miguel Manilan tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Arsenio Gai managed to get in a good position for a shot. Los Tira Humo's supporters rose to their feet, but Arsenio Gai was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Miguel Manilan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, Arsenio Gai put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Miguel Manilan. 39 minutes into the match, Defensa y Justicia's goalkeeper Miguel Manilan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eloy Bieito. After a defensive mix-up in Los Tira Humo's zone, Aureliano Arnalt stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adrian Txanton came out of the goal and Aureliano Arnalt tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aureliano Arnalt in the 44th minute of play forced Los Tira Humo's goalkeeper Adrian Txanton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Aureliano Arnalt stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Eloy Bieito in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Miguel Manilan saved Defensa y Justicia from getting behind. When Aureliano Arnalt came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Defensa y Justicia 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 Aureliano Arnalt couldn't finish the play. In the 56th match minute, Los Tira Humo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raimundo Maldonado to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eloy Bieito in the 60th minute of play forced Defensa y Justicia's goalkeeper Miguel Manilan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Aureliano Arnalt managed to get in a good position for a shot. Defensa y Justicia's supporters rose to their feet, but Aureliano Arnalt was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adrian Txanton breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arsenio Gai charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arsenio Gai the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 72nd match minute, Los Tira Humo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arsenio Gai to maneuver through the defense. Miguel Manilan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eloy Bieito in the 79th minute of the match. Isidro Medina sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Los Tira Humo were victorious despite being under pressure from Defensa y Justicia for much of the match.