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El CILINDRO
Spectators: 7323 (Terracing: 5798, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 25) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Manfredo Zanussi took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute, Albino Herauso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Franco Barcaiztegui stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Manfredo Zanussi's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. Manfredo Zanussi might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Franco Barcaiztegui. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Manfredo Zanussi ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manfredo Zanussi in the 11th minute of play forced ¨Los Matadores¨'s goalkeeper Franco Barcaiztegui to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manfredo Zanussi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Franco Barcaiztegui having to make a save. Franco Barcaiztegui showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manfredo Zanussi in the 13th minute of the match. In the 15th minute of the game Nicanor Eladio made a throw-in which Aatif Kareef played forward. When Manfredo Zanussi came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the La Gagoneta fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Manfredo Zanussi couldn't finish the play. 22 minutes into the match, Manfredo Zanussi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Franco Barcaiztegui. ¨Los Matadores¨'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Manfredo Zanussi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Manfredo Zanussi in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Franco Barcaiztegui prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Franco Barcaiztegui stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Manfredo Zanussi's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. If Manfredo Zanussi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Franco Barcaiztegui made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manfredo Zanussi in the 32nd minute of play. In the 33rd minute Albino Herauso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cosme Paris saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manfredo Zanussi in the 35th minute of play forced ¨Los Matadores¨'s goalkeeper Franco Barcaiztegui to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40thth minute of the game Manfredo Zanussi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ¨Los Matadores¨'s Franco Barcaiztegui was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Manfredo Zanussi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 42nd minute Manfredo Zanussi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Barcaiztegui saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 42 played minutes La Gagoneta got a freekick which was hit by Rodolfo Oliverios. Franco Barcaiztegui showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manfredo Zanussi in the 44th minute of the match. Manfredo Zanussi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 46th minute Manfredo Zanussi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Barcaiztegui saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, ¨Los Matadores¨'s Rai Marques got a free kick in the 47th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Franco Barcaiztegui showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Manfredo Zanussi in the 52nd minute of the match. Manfredo Zanussi might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Franco Barcaiztegui. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Manfredo Zanussi ran back to his position shaking his head. After 58 minutes of play, La Gagoneta's Manfredo Zanussi made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Franco Barcaiztegui was left in no man's land by his defense there! Franco Barcaiztegui showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manfredo Zanussi, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. After 63 played minutes ¨Los Matadores¨ got a freekick which was hit by Rai Marques. 69 minutes into the game, Rai Marques was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ¨Los Matadores¨'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave La Gagoneta the free kick. 72 minutes into the game, Lucas Urbez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Franco Barcaiztegui was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Franco Barcaiztegui showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucas Urbez in the 75th minute of the match. Lucas Urbez might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Franco Barcaiztegui. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lucas Urbez ran back to his position shaking his head. Franco Barcaiztegui took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Urbez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 81 minutes into the match, ¨Los Matadores¨'s goal looked a bit too open when Patricio Asur came free, but Franco Barcaiztegui reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cosme Paris made an important save on a dangerous shot by Albino Herauso in the 82nd minute. ¨Los Matadores¨'s Franco Barcaiztegui played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lucas Urbez in the 83rd minute of play. Franco Barcaiztegui came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by La Gagoneta's Rodolfo Oliverios. But to his dismay, Rodolfo Oliverios quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. Lucas Urbez took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Franco Barcaiztegui. Franco Barcaiztegui dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. La Gagoneta had won after a very even match.