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Julio Cesar Villagra
Spectators: 5105 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 105) Malvinas's Damian Chesus started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Damian Chesus kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Ladislao Johans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damian Chesus in the 9th minute of the match. With his leg Higinio Ostots managed to avoid a goal in the 10thth minute, when Piratas Athletic Club's Mateo Hermelando fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Piratas Athletic Club's Ladislao Johans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anibal Ortzi in the 16th minute of play. Florencio Viator could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Higinio Ostots made a huge save. After 24 minutes, Americo Tome made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Piratas Athletic Club's Ladislao Johans tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Piratas Athletic Club's Artemio Dolcet got a free kick in the 27th minute. Piratas Athletic Club's Ladislao Johans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Americo Tome in the 28th minute of play. 31 minutes into the game, Americo Tome cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Ladislao Johans was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 40th minute Florentino Otsoko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Higinio Ostots saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mateo Hermelando got free with Higinio Ostots in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 44th minute Americo Tome shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ladislao Johans saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 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 Mateo Hermelando to make the kick off. After 57 minutes, Mateo Hermelando mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Piratas Athletic Club and the Malvinas players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 57 played minutes Piratas Athletic Club got a freekick which was hit by Mateo Hermelando. 62 minutes into the match, Malvinas's goal looked a bit too open when Mateo Hermelando came free, but Higinio Ostots reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 63rd minute, Damian Chesus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Baldomiro Odon's late challenge caught a Malvinas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Baldomiro Odon helped the player get up and apologised. In the 68th minute, Baldomiro Odon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Americo Tome managed to get in a good position for a shot. Malvinas's supporters rose to their feet, but Americo Tome was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ladislao Johans breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ladislao Johans made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damian Chesus in the 77th minute of play. Baldomiro Odon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Higinio Ostots having to interfere. In the 82nd match minute, Malvinas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Americo Tome to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mateo Hermelando in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Higinio Ostots prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Mateo Hermelando came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Piratas Athletic Club 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 Mateo Hermelando couldn't finish the play. Mateo Hermelando scored 2-3 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Higinio Ostots, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.