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Estadio Piñero
Spectators: 7456 (Terracing: 5593, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) Erasmo Eztebe could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 4th minute of the match, but Jeremias Ledesma made a huge save. Jeremias Ledesma took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patricio Iratze, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pastor Santana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zeca Maranhense, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. In the 12th minute, Erasmo Eztebe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Simon Gitano hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Patricio Iratze fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jeremias Ledesma having to interfere. 18 minutes in the game Basilio Telo did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Fausto Musko. The supporters of Futbol Champagne booed when Piñero AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fausto Musko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Piñero AFC's Pastor Santana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zeca Maranhense in the 23rd minute of play. Pastor Santana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pitoy Concha in the 24th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Piñero AFC's Elpidio Fonso got a free kick in the 28th minute. In the 31st minute Zeca Maranhense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pastor Santana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Erasmo Eztebe could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Jeremias Ledesma made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Futbol Champagne's Delmiro Mendez got a free kick in the 33rd minute. In the 36th minute, Zeca Maranhense left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Futbol Champagne fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 47 minutes into the match, Zeca Maranhense had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pastor Santana. Piñero AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zeca Maranhense was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Patricio Iratze to make the kick off. In the 55th minute Zeca Maranhense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pastor Santana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Piñero AFC's Cornelio Richie got a free kick in the 58th minute. In the 65th minute Zeca Maranhense shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pastor Santana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Piñero AFC getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Elpidio Fonso hit a great ball. Simon Gitano's late challenge caught a Piñero AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Simon Gitano helped the player get up and apologised. Simon Gitano kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. In the 72nd minute Maximo Seme shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeremias Ledesma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pitoy Concha in the 76th minute of play forced Piñero AFC's goalkeeper Pastor Santana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Basilio Telo hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Zeca Maranhense kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Pastor Santana. That made the score 0-5 in the 85 minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, Piñero AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Zeca Maranhense came free, but Pastor Santana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pastor Santana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zeca Maranhense in the 89th minute of the match. If Pitoy Concha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zeca Maranhense struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Pastor Santana didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Futbol Champagne. Pitoy Concha struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Pastor Santana didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Futbol Champagne. When the match was over Futbol Champagne could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Piñero AFC throughout the match.