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Santos FC
Spectators: 7235 (Terracing: 5428, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 143) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ernesto Vimaro made the kick off which started today's match. Rodolfo Favila kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernesto Vimaro in the 7th minute of play forced San FC's goalkeeper Roque Adrio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute, Ernesto Vimaro 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. If Eduardo Honesto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Roque Adrio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcial Mino in the 14th minute of the match. After 19 minutes, Fernando Bertol mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cervantes and the San FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 20th minute, Benedicto Gutxi sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Cervantes's Aureliano Gutierrez didn't even have to move. Cervantes's Aureliano Gutierrez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnaldo Rocio in the 23rd minute of play. Eduardo Honesto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 26 minutes into the match, Cervantes's goal looked a bit too open when Arnaldo Rocio came free, but Aureliano Gutierrez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eduardo Honesto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Aureliano Gutierrez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 38 played minutes San FC got a freekick which was hit by Rodolfo Favila. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Arnaldo Rocio managed to get in a good position for a shot. San FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Arnaldo Rocio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aureliano Gutierrez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eduardo Honesto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aureliano Gutierrez didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 44th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arnaldo Rocio was the one to do the kick off. Arnaldo Rocio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aureliano Gutierrez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. With a little luck, San FC's Roque Adrio got control of the ball when Marcial Mino tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Higinio Pereyra during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 66th minute, Ernesto Vimaro made a precise shot to the right of Roque Adrio. San FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Roque Adrio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ernesto Vimaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. With a little luck, San FC's Roque Adrio got control of the ball when Marcial Mino tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Arnaldo Rocio came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the San FC 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 Arnaldo Rocio couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, San FC's Roque Adrio got control of the ball when Marcial Mino tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marcial Mino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roque Adrio having to interfere. Ernesto Vimaro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernesto Vimaro in the 83rd minute of play forced San FC's goalkeeper Roque Adrio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Eduardo Honesto's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aureliano Gutierrez was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. Aureliano Gutierrez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnaldo Rocio, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Aureliano Gutierrez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnaldo Rocio, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. After 96 minutes of play, San FC's Arnaldo Rocio made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aureliano Gutierrez was left in no man's land by his defense there! San FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.