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Máximo Cossetti
Spectators: 5002 (Terracing: 4001, Seating: 1001, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zeledon Bernat started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Tiraflete FC's zone, Cirilo Llope stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Celedonio Urritz came out of the goal and Cirilo Llope tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 14 minutes into the match, Macantes LP's Cirilo Llope sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Celedonio Urritz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Tiraflete FC's Celedonio Urritz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernabe Pio in the 15th minute of play. Celedonio Urritz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bernabe Pio in the 23rd minute of the match. Celedonio Urritz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cirilo Llope in the 24th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Tiraflete FC's Dionisio Paz got a free kick in the 30th minute. Jonas Senio struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Celedonio Urritz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Macantes LP. In the 33rd minute, Cirilo Llope made a precise shot to the right of Celedonio Urritz. Tiraflete FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Celedonio Urritz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonas Senio, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. After 37 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Tiraflete FC! The referee gave Macantes LP a penalty, 40 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Anastasio Oro, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Tiraflete FC's Celedonio Urritz. 0-2. Celedonio Urritz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cirilo Llope in the 48th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cirilo Llope made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Tiraflete FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Cirilo Llope fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Celedonio Urritz was a little too slow when Bernabe Pio got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 54th minute. The score was now 0-3. Bartolo Cordeiro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 60th minute, Lorenzo Tiadoro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Celedonio Urritz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Bernabe Pio showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 62 minute of play. Tobias Abascal kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. When Zeledon Bernat came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Tiraflete FC 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 Zeledon Bernat couldn't finish the play. Lorenzo Tiadoro's late challenge caught a Macantes LP's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lorenzo Tiadoro helped the player get up and apologised. Bernabe Pio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Celedonio Urritz made a huge save. After some careless play in the Tiraflete FC defense, Bernabe Pio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Celedonio Urritz. The Tiraflete FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Celedonio Urritz should have stopped the shot. Tiraflete FC's Celedonio Urritz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Arce in the 93rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cirilo Llope got free with Celedonio Urritz in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Macantes LP played a much better game than Tiraflete FC and deserved their victory. The Tiraflete FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.