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Match Report
El Cielito
Spectators: 7525 (Terracing: 5668,
Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 120) Diego Melendez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Riquelme in the 3rd minute of play. In the 14th match minute, Manantiales Fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonathan Reno to maneuver through the defense. Santos de Buenos Aires FC's Modesto Caetano got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Diego Melendez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juan Riquelme, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Godofredo Rioja managed to get in a good position for a shot. Santos de Buenos Aires FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Godofredo Rioja was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Severo Roderigo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Juan Riquelme's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Diego Melendez was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan Riquelme in the 32nd minute of play forced Santos de Buenos Aires FC's goalkeeper Diego Melendez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 34 minutes in the game Raul Huly did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Victorio Mancio. 40 minutes into the match, Santos de Buenos Aires FC's goal looked a bit too open when Juan Riquelme came free, but Diego Melendez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Severo Roderigo made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Godofredo Rioja sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan Riquelme in the 45th minute of play forced Santos de Buenos Aires FC's goalkeeper Diego Melendez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juan Riquelme sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Disappointed in the 0-1 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 Juan Riquelme stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Godofredo Rioja hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. After 52 played minutes Manantiales Fc got a freekick which was hit by Tobias Cuarto. Patricio Frans hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Santos de Buenos Aires FC's Diego Melendez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Santos de Buenos Aires FC from getting a goal against them. Tobias Cuarto struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Diego Melendez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Manantiales Fc. Severo Roderigo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Calvet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 69 minutes into the match, Manantiales Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Primo Isidor came free, but Severo Roderigo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manantiales Fc's Severo Roderigo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodrigo Calvet in the 71st minute of play. Severo Roderigo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vesko Karapchanski in the 72nd minute of play. 74 minutes into the match, Santos de Buenos Aires FC's goalkeeper Diego Melendez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Juan Riquelme. When Manantiales Fc's Juan Riquelme in 75 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Diego Melendez guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Modesto Caetano in the 79th minute of play forced Manantiales Fc's goalkeeper Severo Roderigo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juan Riquelme sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Octavio Fagondo hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. A collision led to Manantiales Fc getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Victorio Mancio hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Juan Riquelme kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Diego Melendez. That made the score 0-2 in the 96 minute of play. When the final whistle sounded Manantiales Fc left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Santos de Buenos Aires FC.
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