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Monumental MdP
Spectators: 7230 (Terracing: 5424, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alvaro Benat took the kick off in the first half of the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Macomita fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 10th minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 12 minutes, River MdP's Ángel Labruna got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Filomeno Velasco. Filomeno Velasco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hernán Díaz's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Macomita's goal looked a bit too open when Hernán Díaz came free, but Filomeno Velasco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Mauricio Conrao had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Filomeno Velasco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hernán Díaz's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. Macomita's defense didn't have a chance, in the 31st minute, when Hernán Díaz scored to the left of an out of position Filomeno Velasco, making the score, 2-0. Mauricio Conrao did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-0 to the left of a surprised Filomeno Velasco 35 minutes into the match. 39 minutes into the match, Mauricio Conrao notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Macomita's Filomeno Velasco. Filomeno Velasco was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 44 minutes into the match, Baltasar Sabino had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Laureano Victoro. River MdP's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Baltasar Sabino was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. Alvaro Benat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Hernán Díaz made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Macomita's Pablo Ubendu got a free kick in the 52nd minute. In the 53rd minute of the match Ángel Labruna sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Filomeno Velasco skillfully saved the ball. 55 minutes into the match, Macomita's Baltasar Sabino sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Laureano Victoro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Benjamin Eneas's late challenge caught a Macomita's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Benjamin Eneas helped the player get up and apologised. In the 58th minute, Benjamin Eneas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hernán Díaz in the 65th minute of play forced Macomita's goalkeeper Filomeno Velasco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. River MdP's Mauricio Conrao got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hernán Díaz in the 71st minute of play forced Macomita's goalkeeper Filomeno Velasco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alberto Pacorro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Filomeno Velasco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Baltasar Sabino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Laureano Victoro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Baltasar Sabino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 88th minute, Baltasar Sabino reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Laureano Victoro. The goal made the score 4-2. If Mauricio Conrao had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 98 played minutes Macomita got a freekick which was hit by Benedicto Hibai. The audience held their breath when Melchor Firme in the 100th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Filomeno Velasco's left hand side. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. River MdP had played much better football throughout.