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GIGANTE DE ARROYITO
Spectators: 5746 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 10) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Venancio Suero took the kick off in the first half of the match. ROSARIO CENTRAL's Alberto Hustaz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisc Emilianu in the 3rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baldovino Cendan in the 8th minute of play forced ROSARIO CENTRAL's goalkeeper Alberto Hustaz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute Venancio Suero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alberto Hustaz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, ROSARIO CENTRAL's goal looked a bit too open when Baldovino Cendan came free, but Alberto Hustaz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Baldovino Cendan put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Alberto Hustaz. With his leg Harkaitz Munguia managed to avoid a goal in the 20thth minute, when ROSARIO CENTRAL's Edgardo Claude fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 23rd match minute, ROSARIO CENTRAL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfred Cisek to maneuver through the defense. Edgardo Claude received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Harkaitz Munguia came out and tried to block the shot, but Edgardo Claude slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 27th minute. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind ROSARIO CENTRAL's goalkeeper Alberto Hustaz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 33rd minute Venancio Suero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alberto Hustaz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisc Emilianu in the 34th minute of play forced ROSARIO CENTRAL's goalkeeper Alberto Hustaz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 39 minutes into the game, Baldovino Cendan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Alberto Hustaz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 44 minutes into the match, Palmarcito's goalkeeper Harkaitz Munguia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alejandro Baristo. In the 46th minute, Baldovino Cendan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alberto Hustaz was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edgardo Claude to make the kick off. Israel Deunoro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alfred Cisek hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Baldovino Cendan got free with Alberto Hustaz in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 59th minute, Edgardo Claude got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Francisc Emilianu took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alberto Hustaz. Alberto Hustaz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. Alberto Hustaz was a little too slow when Baldovino Cendan got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 71st minute. The score was now 1-5. Edgardo Claude struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Harkaitz Munguia didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ROSARIO CENTRAL. The audience was convinced that Edgardo Claude's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Harkaitz Munguia was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. ROSARIO CENTRAL's Alberto Hustaz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anatoliy Petuhov in the 80th minute of play. In the 83rd minute Francisc Emilianu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alberto Hustaz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Edgardo Claude's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Harkaitz Munguia was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. Alberto Hustaz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Venancio Suero, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Harkaitz Munguia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgardo Claude in the 89th minute of play. In the 90th minute Peppo Fey shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Harkaitz Munguia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Venancio Suero in the 92nd minute of play forced ROSARIO CENTRAL's goalkeeper Alberto Hustaz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Venancio Suero's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alberto Hustaz was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. 94 minutes into the match, Venancio Suero dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Alberto Hustaz, 2-6. The ROSARIO CENTRAL supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Palmarcito's performance. The match ended with a win for Palmarcito.