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Janimas
Spectators: 7068 (Terracing: 5409, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mauricio Grabiel kicked off to start the match. After 10 minutes of play, Janimas FC's Mauricio Grabiel made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gualterio Veto was left in no man's land by his defense there! 14 minutes into the match, Carmelo Savier had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Joaquin Fidensio. Janimas FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Carmelo Savier was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 20th minute Lucas Baumer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gualterio Veto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ariel Muno could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Gualterio Veto made a huge save. Ariel Muno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gualterio Veto having to interfere. In the 25th minute, Marcial Iratxo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 42nd match minute, Janimas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dario Mouricio to maneuver through the defense. Joaquin Fidensio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Artemio Francho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute, Carmelo Savier got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Artemio Francho sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With an all-out effort, Janimas FC's Gualterio Veto threw himself towards the right post 48 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Mauricio Grabiel, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Artemio Francho stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Artemio Francho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Joaquin Fidensio having to make a save. Joaquin Fidensio made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Artemio Francho sent off a good shot on target. Gualterio Veto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mauricio Grabiel went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in Janimas FC's zone, Carmelo Savier stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joaquin Fidensio came out of the goal and Carmelo Savier tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 66 minutes into the game, Mauricio Grabiel cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Gualterio Veto was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Alpachiri AFC's Artemio Francho got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gualterio Veto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Baumer in the 76th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carmelo Savier in the 79th minute of play forced Janimas FC's goalkeeper Joaquin Fidensio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Alpachiri AFC defense, Ariel Muno kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gualterio Veto. The Alpachiri AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gualterio Veto should have stopped the shot. In the 86th match minute, Janimas FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dario Mouricio to maneuver through the defense. Artemio Francho received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Joaquin Fidensio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 89th minute, one of Janimas FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Janimas FC. For all the effort they put into the match, the Alpachiri AFC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Janimas FC.