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Matancilla
Spectators: 6663 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Roberto Fidensio kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Belgrano cba's Brain Ocampo got a free kick in the 12th minute. Melquiades Turi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abuzer Binalp, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. The audience was convinced that Brain Ocampo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Melquiades Turi was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Emilio Menendo didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 18th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abuzer Binalp in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Melquiades Turi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 23 minutes, Benjamin Vincent mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Matancilla AFC and the Belgrano cba players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Matancilla AFC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Benjamin Vincent hit a great ball. In the 24th minute, Abuzer Binalp got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Belgrano cba's Roman Ourente suffered a concussion after 26 minutes and had to leave the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Daniel Charro during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 29th match minute, Matancilla AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Charro to maneuver through the defense. When Belgrano cba's Abuzer Binalp in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Matancilla AFC's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of Belgrano cba booed when Matancilla AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Charro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Melquiades Turi came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Belgrano cba's Brain Ocampo. But to his dismay, Brain Ocampo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. If Abuzer Binalp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 43 minutes, Isidro Todor mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Belgrano cba and the Matancilla AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Matancilla AFC booed when Belgrano cba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Isidro Todor didn't get a good kick on the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Brain Ocampo to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Abuzer Binalp had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Melquiades Turi. Matancilla AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abuzer Binalp was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. When Abuzer Binalp came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Belgrano cba 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 Abuzer Binalp couldn't finish the play. Abuzer Binalp fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Melquiades Turi having to interfere. After 58 played minutes Matancilla AFC got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Charro. Matancilla AFC's Melquiades Turi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brain Ocampo in the 61st minute of play. Isidro Todor kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Matancilla AFC's Eduardo Estefan got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 68 minutes into the game, Israel Quirce was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Matancilla AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Belgrano cba the free kick. Matancilla AFC's Melquiades Turi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Brain Ocampo in the 69th minute of play. Benjamin Vincent kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. When Belgrano cba's Brain Ocampo in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Matancilla AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Brain Ocampo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Melquiades Turi having to interfere. After 75 played minutes Belgrano cba got a freekick which was hit by Isidro Todor. Melquiades Turi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brain Ocampo in the 79th minute of the match. 81 minutes into the match, Matancilla AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Brain Ocampo came free, but Melquiades Turi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Belgrano cba's Brain Ocampo got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 88th minute, Abuzer Binalp reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Melquiades Turi. The goal made the score 1-3. Roberto Fidensio hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Melquiades Turi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brain Ocampo in the 95th minute of play. When the match was over Belgrano cba could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Matancilla AFC throughout the match.