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Empedrado
Spectators: 7168 (Terracing: 5378, Seating: 1648, VIP seats: 142) Las Plantas's Saverio Castel 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. Abelardo Manilan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saverio Castel, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. In the 6th match minute, C.A.Independiente was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cipriano Argoitz to maneuver through the defense. Abelardo Manilan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saverio Castel in the 7th minute of play. After a rather tough play, C.A.Independiente's Pascual Honesto got a free kick in the 9th minute. 15 minutes into the match, Justo Licerio notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Las Plantas's Ermegildo Ellande. Ermegildo Ellande was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Desiderio Crispo's late challenge caught a C.A.Independiente's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Desiderio Crispo helped the player get up and apologised. In the 19th match minute, Las Plantas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Desiderio Crispo to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of C.A.Independiente booed when Las Plantas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denis Arias didn't get a good kick on the ball. 25 minutes into the match, C.A.Independiente's goal looked a bit too open when Mateo Valerio came free, but Abelardo Manilan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 30 minutes into the match, C.A.Independiente's goal looked a bit too open when Saverio Castel came free, but Abelardo Manilan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hipolito Lopes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ermegildo Ellande having to interfere. Ambrosio Piearres's late challenge caught a Las Plantas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ambrosio Piearres helped the player get up and apologised. In the 42nd minute, one of C.A.Independiente:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for C.A.Independiente. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hipolito Lopes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of C.A.Independiente booed when Las Plantas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zeledon Ponc didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abelardo Manilan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mateo Valerio in the 57th minute. Amadeo Cai kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. In the 61st minute, Mateo Valerio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Abelardo Manilan was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 64th match minute, Las Plantas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zeledon Ponc to maneuver through the defense. If Saverio Castel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Justo Licerio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ermegildo Ellande having to interfere. When the match clock showed 81 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Hipolito Lopes sped through Las Plantas's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ermegildo Ellande. 87 minutes into the match, C.A.Independiente's Hipolito Lopes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ermegildo Ellande narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Hipolito Lopes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Ermegildo Ellande tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Justo Licerio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ermegildo Ellande was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. When Amadeo Cai fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored C.A.Independiente's protests and gave Amadeo Cai a yellow card for diving instead. Amadeo Cai kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. The Las Plantas players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented C.A.Independiente from taking control. The game ends in a draw.