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Talismán
Spectators: 7216 (Terracing: 5413, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 143) Jonathan Chorache charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jonathan Chorache the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of POKER booed when Astrolabio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonathan Chorache didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Albano Cedro during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When Placido Dunixi came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Astrolabio 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 Placido Dunixi couldn't finish the play. Gaston Francesco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Felipe Abadia having to interfere. After having played for 21 minutes, Placido Dunixi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Astrolabio's supporters crossed their fingers, but Placido Dunixi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Placido Dunixi struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Felipe Abadia didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Astrolabio. After a rather tough play, Astrolabio's Pedro Cordarrell got a free kick in the 28th minute. Ismael Rafel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 31 minutes, Mauro Montrel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Astrolabio and the POKER players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a defensive mix-up in Astrolabio's zone, Albano Cedro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonatan Sadurni came out of the goal and Albano Cedro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Placido Dunixi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Placido Dunixi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Felipe Abadia was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. In the 39th minute, Segundo Jaizki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 45 minutes of play, POKER's Ismael Rafel made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonatan Sadurni was left in no man's land by his defense there!

After some careless play in the POKER defense, Roque Avellaneda kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Felipe Abadia. The POKER fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Felipe Abadia should have stopped the shot. Melquiades Larpe charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Melquiades Larpe the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After having played for 63 minutes, Placido Dunixi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Astrolabio's supporters crossed their fingers, but Placido Dunixi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 65th minute of the match, Albano Cedro tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jonatan Sadurni saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Roque Avellaneda hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Ismael Rafel struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Jonatan Sadurni didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for POKER. POKER's Felipe Abadia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaston Francesco in the 74th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Astrolabio's Roque Avellaneda got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Albano Cedro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonatan Sadurni having to interfere. POKER's Ismael Rafel got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Damaso Dominic's late challenge caught a POKER's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Damaso Dominic helped the player get up and apologised. In the 87th minute, Damaso Dominic hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ismael Rafel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. POKER walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.