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Villafañe
Spectators: 6666 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gabriel Astigar got the match started through his kick off. Jairo Rivas's late challenge caught a Villafañe AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jairo Rivas helped the player get up and apologised. Jairo Rivas hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Higinio Dolfos's late challenge caught a Villafañe AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Higinio Dolfos helped the player get up and apologised. A long shot from Albano Furtado in the 7th minute of play was well struck, but Arnoldo Pio made a really good save at the right post. A collision led to Villafañe AFC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Donato Ulizes hit a great ball. 16 minutes into the match, Villafañe AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Israel Firmo came free, but Andres Dolfo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marionetas Magicas F.C's Arnoldo Pio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Astigar in the 18th minute of play. With a little luck, Marionetas Magicas F.C's Arnoldo Pio got control of the ball when Cipriano Llorian tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 26th minute Israel Firmo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andres Dolfo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Villafañe AFC getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Herminio Salvator hit a great ball. Higinio Dolfos's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Andres Dolfo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. A collision led to Marionetas Magicas F.C getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Jairo Rivas hit a great ball. 39 minutes into the match, Marionetas Magicas F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel Astigar came free, but Arnoldo Pio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Villafañe AFC defense, Israel Firmo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Andres Dolfo. The Villafañe AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Andres Dolfo should have stopped the shot. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Israel Firmo to make the kick off. Higinio Dolfos hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. After 57 minutes of play, Villafañe AFC's Gabriel Astigar made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arnoldo Pio was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Villafañe AFC's Israel Abajas got a free kick in the 66th minute. In the 69th minute Marionetas Magicas F.C were awarded a corner. Silvio Gai went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Silvio Gai almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Villafañe AFC's Andres Dolfo did a great save. In the 79th minute Israel Firmo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andres Dolfo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Marionetas Magicas F.C getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Jairo Rivas hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Astigar in the 81st minute of play forced Marionetas Magicas F.C's goalkeeper Arnoldo Pio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 84thth minute of the game Cipriano Llorian who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Marionetas Magicas F.C's Arnoldo Pio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gabriel Astigar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arnoldo Pio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Astigar, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Andres Dolfo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Melchor Urtzi in the 94th minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Marionetas Magicas F.C eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.