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Estadio Pumahuasi
Spectators: 6675 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1675, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Justo Polo kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, FC George's goal looked a bit too open when Cayetano Manuelo came free, but Alejandro Louis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, FC George's Alejandro Louis got control of the ball when Edgard Gergori tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 5th match minute, FC George was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baldomiro Burutzagi to maneuver through the defense. The throw-in from Teodosio Amor in the 9th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by FC George's Erasmo Benet. After 12 played minutes Pumahuasi got a freekick which was hit by Teodosio Amor. Erasmo Benet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Ciro Gartzen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Denis Lohitzun could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Alejandro Louis made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cayetano Manuelo in the 22nd minute of play forced FC George's goalkeeper Alejandro Louis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Pumahuasi getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Adan Gizon hit a great ball. 26 minutes into the game, FC George's Rolando Argina nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ciro Gartzen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cayetano Manuelo in the 28th minute of play forced FC George's goalkeeper Alejandro Louis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Baldomiro Burutzagi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Erasmo Benet blasted a shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ciro Gartzen having to make a save. In the 42nd minute Baldomiro Burutzagi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciro Gartzen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alejandro Louis was a little too slow when Denis Lohitzun got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 44th minute. The score was now 1-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edgard Gergori got free with Alejandro Louis in the 48th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cayetano Manuelo to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arnaldo Jacob during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 53rd minute of the game. One of FC George:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Pumahuasi:s goal. After 59 played minutes Pumahuasi got a freekick which was hit by Teodosio Amor. If Erasmo Benet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC George's Alejandro Louis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgard Gergori in the 73rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgard Gergori in the 76th minute of play forced FC George's goalkeeper Alejandro Louis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 78th minute, Angelo Ospetsu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pumahuasi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. After 84 played minutes FC George got a freekick which was hit by Erasmo Benet. In the 88th minute Enzo Lauren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciro Gartzen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 95th minute FC George were awarded a corner. Rolando Argina went to the cornerflag to take it. FC George's Arnaldo Jacob was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ciro Gartzen in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Pumahuasi were victorious despite being under pressure from FC George for much of the match.