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Potrero Abandonado
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Rejunte de perros's Jeremias Stephen 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. Asesinos Por Naturaleza's Saverio Etxeberri quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Eliézer de Carvalho, made in the 3rd minute of the game. Marcelo Armani came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by Asesinos Por Naturaleza's Felipe Ralondo. But to his dismay, Felipe Ralondo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After 10 played minutes Asesinos Por Naturaleza got a freekick which was hit by Saverio Etxeberri. Pablo Lohitzun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albano Hernando, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Felipe Ralondo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcelo Armani having to make a save. Marcelo Armani showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipe Ralondo, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Felipe Ralondo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 21 minutes into the match, Rejunte de perros's goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Ralondo came free, but Marcelo Armani reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pablo Lohitzun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albano Hernando, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Jeremias Stephen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Pablo Lohitzun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 27th minute, Jeremias Stephen fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Pablo Lohitzun, passed just outside the right post. 29 minutes into the match, Felipe Ralondo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcelo Armani. Rejunte de perros's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Felipe Ralondo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Asesinos Por Naturaleza's Pablo Lohitzun proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Asesinos Por Naturaleza from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albano Hernando in the 33rd minute of play forced Asesinos Por Naturaleza's goalkeeper Pablo Lohitzun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rejunte de perros's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Francisco Curcio in the 34th minute. Francisco Curcio made a great header on Rejunte de perros's corner, it was just that Asesinos Por Naturaleza's Pablo Lohitzun managed to reach the ball for a save. 38 minutes into the match, Asesinos Por Naturaleza's Felipe Ralondo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marcelo Armani narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A sloppy throw-in by Francisco Curcio in the 40th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Asesinos Por Naturaleza's Saverio Etxeberri. After 41 played minutes Rejunte de perros got a freekick which was hit by Ivan Errolan. Marcelo Armani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felipe Ralondo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Felipe Ralondo to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Rejunte de perros's goalkeeper Marcelo Armani, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Silvestre Moise hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. The audience held their breath when Francisco Curcio in the 55th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Pablo Lohitzun's left hand side. A sloppy throw-in by Paulo Fix in the 58th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Asesinos Por Naturaleza's Saverio Etxeberri. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dario Ixona in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pablo Lohitzun prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Pablo Lohitzun took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dario Ixona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Felipe Ralondo in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcelo Armani saved Rejunte de perros from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Felipe Ralondo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcelo Armani was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. Rejunte de perros's Gregg Popovich was substituted for Serge Grandidier. Asesinos Por Naturaleza were awarded a corner in the 69th minute after Rejunte de perros's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Silvestre Moise took the corner. The corner ended in Silvestre Moise almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Rejunte de perros's Marcelo Armani did a great save. Pablo Lohitzun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gregg Popovich in the 73rd minute of play. 76 minutes in the game Francisco Curcio did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Gregg Popovich. In the 77th minute Dario Ixona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pablo Lohitzun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bert Moors during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Bert Moors kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. Pablo Lohitzun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dario Ixona, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Beto Márcico kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marcelo Armani. That made the score 0-3 in the 85 minute of play. 88 minutes into the game, Rejunte de perros's Angelo Di Maria nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pablo Lohitzun made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. The throw-in from Mathieu De Winter in the 90th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Asesinos Por Naturaleza's Rui Furtado. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Asesinos Por Naturaleza eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.