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Suipacha
Spectators: 7043 (Terracing: 5388, Seating: 1651, VIP seats: 4) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Leonides Ortzi kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Larvas team getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Dionisio Santana hit a great ball. Luisito Osorio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Larvas team getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Efrain Dominix hit a great ball. Leonides Ortzi took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Isaac Sansone. Isaac Sansone dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Melchor Bartolome recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th 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 Melchor Bartolome in the 28th minute of play forced Raquel's goalkeeper Elpidio Arano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luisito Osorio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Isaac Sansone read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 32nd minute of play. Raquel's Elpidio Arano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Melchor Bartolome in the 35th minute of play. In the 37th minute Melchor Bartolome shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elpidio Arano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 44th minute Leonides Ortzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isaac Sansone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Raul Fagildo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Isaac Sansone tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Luisito Osorio in the 48th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Isaac Sansone prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Melchor Bartolome was the one to do the kick off. After some careless play in the Raquel defense, Melchor Bartolome kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Elpidio Arano. The Raquel fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Elpidio Arano should have stopped the shot. In the 60th minute Leonides Ortzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isaac Sansone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67th minute, Eugenio Vincente had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. After 67 minutes, Angelo Jacindo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Larvas team and the Raquel players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Raquel booed when Larvas team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angelo Jacindo didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Luisito Osorio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 72nd minute, Luisito Osorio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Isaac Sansone was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 76th match minute, Raquel was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raul Fagildo to maneuver through the defense. Armando Argider sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 79th minute, Anacleto Elija hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Larvas team's Melchor Bartolome got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Elpidio Arano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Melchor Bartolome in the 91st minute of play. Isaac Sansone made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Luisito Osorio sent off a good shot on target. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.