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Julio H Grondona
Spectators: 7569 (Terracing: 5678, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sergio Rayman kicked off to start the match. Pipo Ronaldo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dante Leizarraga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lino Camerino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arsenal F.C's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Alejandro Rito in the 15th minute. Pipo Ronaldo kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Horquilla's Ciriaco Sandalio got a free kick in the 17th minute. Alejandro Rito struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Dante Leizarraga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arsenal F.C. In the 21stth minute of the game Sergio Rayman who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Arsenal F.C's Bonifacio Eufemio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ubaldo Jurdan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Dante Leizarraga made a huge save. 25 minutes into the match, Lino Camerino dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dante Leizarraga, 1-0. Bonifacio Eufemio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergio Rayman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 2-0 became the score in the 30th minute when Lino Camerino elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In a very dangerous position, a player in Horquilla fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 36th minute. Penalty! Horquilla:s Dante Leizarraga showed great skill when he stopped Alejandro Rito:s penalty. Dante Leizarraga made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lino Camerino in the 42nd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 45 minutes, Ubaldo Jurdan put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Dante Leizarraga. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

Dante Leizarraga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ubaldo Jurdan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bonifacio Eufemio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Francisco Luix went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the Horquilla defense, Ubaldo Jurdan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dante Leizarraga. The Horquilla fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dante Leizarraga should have stopped the shot. Bonifacio Eufemio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergio Rayman, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Lino Camerino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Dante Leizarraga tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ubaldo Jurdan scored 6-2 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dante Leizarraga, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Pipo Ronaldo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lino Camerino in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dante Leizarraga saved Horquilla from getting behind. Horquilla's Dante Leizarraga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ubaldo Jurdan in the 91st minute of play. Ubaldo Jurdan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Leizarraga having to interfere. When the referee ended the match the Arsenal F.C players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.