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Marcos Aguinis
Spectators: 7170 (Terracing: 5379, Seating: 1649, VIP seats: 142) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cirilo Lertxun made the kick off which started today's match. Defensores Alberdi Club's Baldomiro Bikendi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Agustin Machado in the 5th minute of play. After some careless play in the Defensores Alberdi Club defense, Agustin Machado kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Baldomiro Bikendi. The Defensores Alberdi Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Baldomiro Bikendi should have stopped the shot. 16 minutes into the match, Defensores Alberdi Club's goal looked a bit too open when Nestor Sidro came free, but Baldomiro Bikendi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Reverendo Alegria FC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Benicio Loiola hit a great ball. In the 21st minute Nestor Sidro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baldomiro Bikendi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Defensores Alberdi Club getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Tomás Iban hit a great ball. In the 34th minute, Benicio Loiola hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Baldomiro Bikendi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nestor Sidro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 0-1 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 Nestor Sidro to make the kick off. Tomás Iban recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the Defensores Alberdi Club defense, Agustin Machado kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Baldomiro Bikendi. The Defensores Alberdi Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Baldomiro Bikendi should have stopped the shot. Agustin Machado hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. In the 66th minute of the match, Nestor Sidro tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Baldomiro Bikendi saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nestor Sidro in the 75th minute of play forced Defensores Alberdi Club's goalkeeper Baldomiro Bikendi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Agustin Machado got free with Baldomiro Bikendi in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 84th minute Nestor Sidro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baldomiro Bikendi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Defensores Alberdi Club's defense didn't have a chance, in the 87th minute, when Epifanio Rufo scored to the left of an out of position Baldomiro Bikendi, making the score, 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nestor Sidro in the 96th minute of play forced Defensores Alberdi Club's goalkeeper Baldomiro Bikendi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Reverendo Alegria FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.