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El sinsajo
Spectators: 7310 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 145) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gert-Jan De Witte got the match started through his kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 2nd minute, Fabio Sotil managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sportivo Belgrano's supporters rose to their feet, but Fabio Sotil was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lucio Joey breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Hanging Tree's Lucio Joey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabio Sotil in the 7th minute of play. After 9 played minutes Sportivo Belgrano got a freekick which was hit by Raimundo Jago. In the 12th minute Jonatan Timo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucio Joey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Gert-Jan De Witte came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the The Hanging Tree 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 Gert-Jan De Witte couldn't finish the play. 1-0 became the score in the 15th minute when Gert-Jan De Witte elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. After a rather tough play, The Hanging Tree's Lázaro Beltxe got a free kick in the 18th minute. If Fabio Sotil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lucio Joey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabio Sotil in the 21st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fabio Sotil in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lucio Joey prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gert-Jan De Witte charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gert-Jan De Witte the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Sportivo Belgrano booed when The Hanging Tree was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gert-Jan De Witte didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jonatan Timo in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lucio Joey saved The Hanging Tree from getting behind. Lucio Joey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabio Sotil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 32 minutes into the match, Sportivo Belgrano's Jonatan Timo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lucio Joey narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 36th minute, Fabio Sotil left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sportivo Belgrano fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 39th minute, Jonatan Timo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sportivo Belgrano fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. The Hanging Tree's Lucio Joey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonatan Timo in the 46th minute of play. Lucio Joey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabio Sotil in the 46th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jonatan Timo to strike the kick off in the second half. Jonatan Timo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucio Joey having to interfere. In the 55th minute, Hernan Tomi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Lázaro Beltxe managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Hanging Tree's supporters rose to their feet, but Lázaro Beltxe was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Flavio Laurentzi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 59th minute, Jonatan Timo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lucio Joey was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. If Esteban Rojelio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Armando Esiquio received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Lucio Joey came out and tried to block the shot, but Armando Esiquio slotted it home off the left post making it 1-5 in the 69th minute. Lucio Joey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramon Orlin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 80 minutes into the match, The Hanging Tree's goalkeeper Lucio Joey had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jonatan Timo. 82 minutes into the match, Sportivo Belgrano's goal looked a bit too open when Gert-Jan De Witte came free, but Flavio Laurentzi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 83 played minutes The Hanging Tree got a freekick which was hit by Hermengildo Rivero. 84 minutes into the game, Lázaro Beltxe was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Hanging Tree's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sportivo Belgrano the free kick. A collision led to The Hanging Tree getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Lázaro Beltxe hit a great ball. After 87 minutes, Baldomero Birila mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the The Hanging Tree and the Sportivo Belgrano players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in The Hanging Tree fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 87th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Lucio Joey, was totally fooled by Sportivo Belgrano's Hernan Tomi, who 89 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. With a little luck, The Hanging Tree's Lucio Joey got control of the ball when Jonatan Timo tried to sneak it across the goal line. The Hanging Tree's Lucio Joey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabio Sotil in the 93rd minute of play. Lucio Joey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabio Sotil in the 95th minute of the match. Lucio Joey came out of the goal in the 97th minute to try and stop a shot by Sportivo Belgrano's Jonatan Timo. But to his dismay, Jonatan Timo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-8. Sportivo Belgrano played a much better game than The Hanging Tree and deserved their victory. The The Hanging Tree players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.