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Spectators: 401 (Terracing: 301, Seating: 92, VIP seats: 8) After a rather tough play, El retorno del Pincha's Joel Erauso got a free kick in the 2nd minute. After 4 played minutes Congo Bongo got a freekick which was hit by Ismael Lehior. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marco Pudes in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Benicio Poz saved Congo Bongo from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ismael Lehior in the 12th minute of play forced El retorno del Pincha's goalkeeper Edelmiro Peruxu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 17 minutes, Ismael Lehior took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Edelmiro Peruxu to make any attempt to save it. Edelmiro Peruxu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Saturnino Karmel in the 20th minute. 21 minutes into the game, Jacobo Raymon was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Congo Bongo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave El retorno del Pincha the free kick. After 21 played minutes Congo Bongo got a freekick which was hit by Jacobo Raymon. Benicio Poz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abelardo Lawrence's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. Marco Pudes 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. After 25 minutes of play, El retorno del Pincha's Jimeno Oriche made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Benicio Poz was left in no man's land by his defense there! Congo Bongo's Benicio Poz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marco Pudes in the 31st minute of play. Abelardo Lawrence recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 40 played minutes Congo Bongo got a freekick which was hit by Jacobo Raymon. In the 43rd minute Jimeno Oriche shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benicio Poz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benicio Poz came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by El retorno del Pincha's Jimeno Oriche. But to his dismay, Jimeno Oriche quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marco Pudes was the one to do the kick off. Amadeo Belmiro's late challenge caught a El retorno del Pincha's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Amadeo Belmiro helped the player get up and apologised. In the 51st minute, Amadeo Belmiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 52 minutes, Marco Pudes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El retorno del Pincha's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marco Pudes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Edelmiro Peruxu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ismael Lehior, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimeno Oriche in the 60th minute of play forced Congo Bongo's goalkeeper Benicio Poz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute Ismael Lehior shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edelmiro Peruxu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. El retorno del Pincha's Edelmiro Peruxu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saturnino Karmel in the 63rd minute of play. 65 minutes into the match, El retorno del Pincha's goal looked a bit too open when Ismael Lehior came free, but Edelmiro Peruxu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abelardo Lawrence's late challenge caught a Congo Bongo's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abelardo Lawrence helped the player get up and apologised. In the 66th minute, Abelardo Lawrence hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edelmiro Peruxu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ismael Lehior, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edelmiro Peruxu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ismael Lehior in the 70th minute of play. The supporters of El retorno del Pincha booed when Congo Bongo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Saturnino Karmel didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the El retorno del Pincha defense, Ramiro Blai kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Edelmiro Peruxu. The El retorno del Pincha fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Edelmiro Peruxu should have stopped the shot. In the 85th minute, El retorno del Pincha's Alfredo Cedro seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Alfredo Cedro the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of El retorno del Pincha protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Alfredo Cedro had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ismael Lehior in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Edelmiro Peruxu saved El retorno del Pincha from getting behind. Congo Bongo's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.