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JUAN Roman Riquelme
Spectators: 7220 (Terracing: 5416, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 143) Los pochoclitos's Efrain Macerio 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. In the 14th match minute, Los pochoclitos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lisandro Velasco to maneuver through the defense. If Efrain Macerio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Matias Natanael fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Octavio Matxin having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in GUARDIANES DEL SUR's zone, Matias Natanael stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Octavio Matxin came out of the goal and Matias Natanael tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Octavio Matxin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Efrain Macerio, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Octavio Matxin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matias Natanael, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute, Godfredo Basajaun ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Virgilio Senio was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Matias Natanael sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Matias Natanael received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Octavio Matxin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Octavio Matxin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Efrain Macerio, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Virgilio Senio made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Ezequiel Montes sent off a good shot on target. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Paulino Pierres stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. GUARDIANES DEL SUR's Octavio Matxin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save GUARDIANES DEL SUR from getting a goal against them. Los pochoclitos's Efrain Macerio got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Anselmo Bernat hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. GUARDIANES DEL SUR's Octavio Matxin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cornelio Francesco in the 64th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in GUARDIANES DEL SUR's zone, Efrain Macerio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Octavio Matxin came out of the goal and Efrain Macerio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Los pochoclitos's zone, Blas Pancho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Virgilio Senio came out of the goal and Blas Pancho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 77th minute, Efrain Macerio made a precise shot to the right of Octavio Matxin. GUARDIANES DEL SUR's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Ezequiel Montes scored 2-1 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Virgilio Senio, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 86th minute, Godfredo Basajaun ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Virgilio Senio was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. In the 92nd minute, Los pochoclitos's Lorenzo Gabon seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Lorenzo Gabon the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Los pochoclitos protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Lorenzo Gabon had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 92 minutes into the game, one of Los pochoclitos:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. For all the effort they put into the match, the Los pochoclitos players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for GUARDIANES DEL SUR.