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Spectators: 7259 (Terracing: 5446, Seating: 1669, VIP seats: 144) Patriaverdinegra's Eloy Rufo 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. If Astor Ereinotz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 13 minutes into the game, Arturo Arnau was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Patriaverdinegra's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Meneco F.C the free kick. A collision led to Patriaverdinegra getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Arturo Arnau hit a great ball. Ignacio Estavan scored 1-0 in the 15th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Justino Iago, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rosendo Oxel hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Eloy Rufo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Orlando Hitz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Antonio Shepherd having to make a save. Hipolito Hermelando might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Antonio Shepherd. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hipolito Hermelando ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 31st minute of the match Blas Asier sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Antonio Shepherd skillfully saved the ball. In the 32nd minute, Eloy Rufo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Patriaverdinegra fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. When Fabricio Salomone fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Meneco F.C's protests and gave Fabricio Salomone a yellow card for diving instead. After 36 played minutes Meneco F.C got a freekick which was hit by Fabricio Salomone. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orlando Hitz in the 39th minute of play forced Meneco F.C's goalkeeper Antonio Shepherd to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Meneco F.C's goalkeeper Antonio Shepherd, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gaudencio Palben charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gaudencio Palben the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 62nd minute, Gaudencio Palben hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaudencio Palben in the 70th minute of play forced Meneco F.C's goalkeeper Antonio Shepherd to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 71 played minutes Patriaverdinegra got a freekick which was hit by Hipolito Hermelando. Eloy Rufo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 78 minutes into the match, Patriaverdinegra's goal looked a bit too open when Ignacio Estavan came free, but Justino Iago reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 79th minute Eloy Rufo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Antonio Shepherd saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adolfo Calisto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Justino Iago having to interfere. Ignacio Estavan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Justino Iago tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 95 minutes into the game, Meneco F.C's Ignacio Estavan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Justino Iago made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Meneco F.C's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.