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El Gacelito
Spectators: 7232 (Terracing: 5426, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) Suruipiana's Gustavo Igon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santos Artal in the 4th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Christian Telmo in the 6th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Gacel FC's Emilio Ted. Gora Atienza was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 9 minutes into the match. The supporters of Gacel FC booed when Suruipiana was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gora Atienza didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nenad Lokas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nenad Lokas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Clemente Oliviero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Suruipiana's Victorio Gutierrez in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gacel FC's goalie prevented a goal. Santos Artal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Gustavo Igon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 26th minute, Augusto Lauro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Victorio Gutierrez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Suruipiana's supporters rose to their feet, but Victorio Gutierrez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Clemente Oliviero breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 30 minutes into the game, Santos Artal cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Gustavo Igon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The crowd rose to their feet as Emilio Ted kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gustavo Igon. That made the score 2-0 in the 34 minute of play. In the 36th minute of the match, Kryspin Lato got a very nice opportunity to score, but Gustavo Igon was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Santos Artal during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Santos Artal kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. The supporters of Gacel FC booed when Suruipiana was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eleuterio Eusko didn't get a good kick on 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 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Victorio Gutierrez to make the kick off. After 52 minutes of play, Gacel FC's Santos Artal made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gustavo Igon was left in no man's land by his defense there! Claudio Mendebal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Emilio Ted sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Santos Artal hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. In the 67th match minute, Suruipiana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ignacio Telo to maneuver through the defense. In the 71st minute Emilio Ted shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gustavo Igon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 73 minutes, Santos Artal made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. Suruipiana's Gustavo Igon tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Santos Artal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 77th match minute, Suruipiana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Victorio Gutierrez to maneuver through the defense. 79 minutes into the match, Suruipiana's Nenad Lokas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Clemente Oliviero narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 81st play minute Nenad Lokas came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Clemente Oliviero. 4-1. Victorio Gutierrez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gustavo Igon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Santos Artal's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. In the 88th minute, Nenad Lokas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Clemente Oliviero was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. Gustavo Igon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santos Artal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Santos Artal came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Gacel FC 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 Santos Artal couldn't finish the play. Gacel FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.