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Payogasta
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Zeledon Handi in the 5th minute of play forced Payogasta AFC's goalkeeper Tobias Louis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute, Zeledon Handi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Taquito y Gambeta fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Manuel Eleazar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dante Gonzo in the 10th minute of the match. Manuel Eleazar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dante Gonzo's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. Modesto Normando fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Manuel Eleazar having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dante Gonzo in the 17th minute of play forced Taquito y Gambeta's goalkeeper Manuel Eleazar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tobias Louis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eugenio Telesforo in the 19th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Payogasta AFC's Eriberto Galo got a free kick in the 19th minute. Dante Gonzo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Manuel Eleazar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Manuel Eleazar was a little too slow when Dante Gonzo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 29th minute. The score was now 1-1. Benicio Lobo hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. In the 36th minute of the match, Dante Gonzo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Manuel Eleazar saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 40thth minute of the game Modesto Normando who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Taquito y Gambeta's Manuel Eleazar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 44th minute, Dante Gonzo reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Manuel Eleazar. The goal made the score 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Dante Gonzo made the kick off in the second half. Payogasta AFC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Alfredo Remir in the 53rd minute. The corner ended in Alfredo Remir almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Taquito y Gambeta's Manuel Eleazar did a great save. Benicio Lobo hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Arsenio Erramu charged in rather forcefully in the 58th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arsenio Erramu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 58 played minutes Taquito y Gambeta got a freekick which was hit by Arsenio Erramu. 60 minutes into the match, Dante Gonzo notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Taquito y Gambeta's Manuel Eleazar. Manuel Eleazar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Modesto Normando came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Payogasta AFC 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 Modesto Normando couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zeledon Handi in the 82nd minute of play forced Payogasta AFC's goalkeeper Tobias Louis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Modesto Normando sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Payogasta AFC's Modesto Normando got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Manuel Eleazar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Modesto Normando's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. Taquito y Gambeta's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.