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Hersilia
Spectators: 7155 (Terracing: 5400, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 100) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Angelo Olando kicked off to start the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Feliberto Aragones in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dionisio Marquez saved Hersilia AFC from getting behind. Jonas Chico received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Gavino Tadzio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gavino Tadzio made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Jonas Chico sent off a good shot on target. Cosme Cordairo hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Marcial Beliran was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 23rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Dionisio Marquez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Feliberto Aragones in the 27th minute of play. Justino Pancho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th 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 Alta Gracia F. C. were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Justino Pancho to make the kick off. In the 56th minute, Cosme Cordairo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Angelo Olando in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dionisio Marquez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Justino Pancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Gavino Tadzio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 64th minute, Jonas Chico left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hersilia AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Cosme Cordairo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gavino Tadzio having to interfere. When Lisandro Patxi fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Alta Gracia F. C.'s protests and gave Lisandro Patxi a yellow card for diving instead. In the 70th minute, Lisandro Patxi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 74th minute Jonas Chico shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gavino Tadzio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Feliberto Aragones struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Dionisio Marquez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Alta Gracia F. C.. 78 minutes into the match, Hersilia AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Angelo Olando came free, but Dionisio Marquez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Justino Pancho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Gavino Tadzio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Justino Pancho in the 84th minute of play forced Alta Gracia F. C.'s goalkeeper Gavino Tadzio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th minute Jonas Chico shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gavino Tadzio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gavino Tadzio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Justino Pancho, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Hersilia AFC were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Alta Gracia F. C. to leave the ground with a draw.