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Mogote
Spectators: 6682 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1682, VIP seats: 0) Reboceros de la Piedad's Artemio Ceandro started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Jesus Louis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 5 minutes into the match, Reboceros de la Piedad's goalkeeper Gerardo Mitxaut had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Omar Efren. The supporters of Mogote booed when Reboceros de la Piedad was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ismael Ferdinand didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Reboceros de la Piedad's goalkeeper Gerardo Mitxaut, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cipriano Artal hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Mogote's zone, Aurelio Ugutz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tomas Estefan came out of the goal and Aurelio Ugutz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cipriano Artal charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cipriano Artal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee gave Reboceros de la Piedad a penalty, 28 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Aurelio Ugutz, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Mogote's Tomas Estefan. 0-1. A collision led to Reboceros de la Piedad getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Raul Napier hit a great ball. Gilberto Abalos succeeded in the game's 33rd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. Gerardo Mitxaut made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jesus Louis in the 37th minute of play. Omar Efren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Gerardo Mitxaut tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Jesus Louis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Omar Efren received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Gerardo Mitxaut tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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 away team seemed most concentrated when Jesus Louis stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Reboceros de la Piedad's Gerardo Mitxaut played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jesus Louis in the 54th minute of play. 56 minutes into the match, Reboceros de la Piedad's goal looked a bit too open when Jesus Louis came free, but Gerardo Mitxaut reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Victoriano Curcio hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. In the 59th minute, Reboceros de la Piedad's Artemio Ceandro ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tomas Estefan. Tomas Estefan yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. The audience was convinced that Jesus Louis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gerardo Mitxaut was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. In the 67th minute Omar Efren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gerardo Mitxaut saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Reboceros de la Piedad's Bernardino Huly got a free kick in the 69th minute. After a rather tough play, Mogote's Omar Efren got a free kick in the 71st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Gilberto Abalos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Reboceros de la Piedad's supporters rose to their feet, but Gilberto Abalos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tomas Estefan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Artemio Ceandro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Tomas Estefan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 77th minute, Mario Loren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 79 minutes into the game, Bernardino Huly was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Reboceros de la Piedad's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mogote the free kick. Bernardino Huly kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Reboceros de la Piedad's zone, Jesus Louis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gerardo Mitxaut came out of the goal and Jesus Louis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 85th match minute, Reboceros de la Piedad was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonel Gaztea to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Mogote getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Fabio Loramendi hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Reboceros de la Piedad's Aurelio Ugutz tried to score from far away in the 89th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Tomas Estefan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artemio Ceandro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Reboceros de la Piedad booed when Mogote was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Conrado Giraldo didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Reboceros de la Piedad supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Reboceros de la Piedad would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.