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Pocho
Spectators: 7179 (Terracing: 5386, Seating: 1651, VIP seats: 142) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Angelo Osmundo started the match with the kick off. Elias Peyo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 4thth minute, Raul Cerilo skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Raul Cerilo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximiliano Machado in the 6th minute of the match. A collision led to Los dueños de Rosario getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Eleuterio Ioritz hit a great ball. Elias Peyo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Maximiliano Machado managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pocho's supporters rose to their feet, but Maximiliano Machado was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Raul Cerilo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Elias Peyo got free with Raul Cerilo in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Angelo Osmundo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Celedonio Platon having to make a save. Elias Peyo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Raul Cerilo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Candido Reyes's late challenge caught a Pocho's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Candido Reyes helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Los dueños de Rosario's Candido Reyes got a free kick in the 18th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximiliano Machado in the 19th minute of play forced Los dueños de Rosario's goalkeeper Raul Cerilo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute Angelo Osmundo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Celedonio Platon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Angelo Osmundo in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Celedonio Platon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 32 minutes, Angelo Osmundo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Los dueños de Rosario's supporters crossed their fingers, but Angelo Osmundo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Elias Peyo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Elias Peyo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Maximiliano Machado to make the kick off. If Angelo Osmundo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Raul Cerilo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elias Peyo in the 59th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Angelo Osmundo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Los dueños de Rosario's supporters rose to their feet, but Angelo Osmundo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Celedonio Platon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Silvio Ayala charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Silvio Ayala the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Pocho getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Silvio Ayala hit a great ball. In the 71st minute Angelo Osmundo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Celedonio Platon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 74 minutes in the game, Angelo Osmundo fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Celedonio Platon having to interfere. Pocho's Celedonio Platon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Angelo Osmundo in the 76th minute of play. Elias Peyo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Raul Cerilo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. Pocho's Elias Peyo got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Raul Cerilo came out of the goal in the 91st minute to try and stop a shot by Pocho's Maximiliano Machado. But to his dismay, Maximiliano Machado quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Pocho fans cheered their team off the field, for while Los dueños de Rosario had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.