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Mario Alberto Kempes
Spectators: 7298 (Terracing: 5509, Seating: 1689, VIP seats: 100) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gogo Erdiano got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cordoba FC's goalkeeper Fernan Gomez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 6 minutes Cordoba FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Marco Hulberto who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Marco Hulberto got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Fernan Gomez quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Afiq Phua fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Narciso Beturian having to interfere. When Afiq Phua came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Cordoba 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 Afiq Phua couldn't finish the play. Narciso Beturian made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ildefonso Evis in the 14th minute. Reconquista AFC's Narciso Beturian proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Reconquista AFC from getting a goal against them. In the 18th minute, Cirilo Rio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fernan Gomez was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Ildefonso Evis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Narciso Beturian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 24th minute, Cordoba FC's Ildefonso Evis dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Cirilo Rio hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. 29 minutes into the match, Reconquista AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Isidoro Atarrabi came free, but Narciso Beturian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cordoba FC's Ildefonso Evis got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 34 played minutes Reconquista AFC got a freekick which was hit by Cecilio Fraco. In the 37th minute Afiq Phua shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Narciso Beturian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Isidoro Atarrabi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Narciso Beturian having to make a save. Isidoro Atarrabi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Narciso Beturian read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. Cirilo Rio took the ball and in the 47 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fernan Gomez. Fernan Gomez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ildefonso Evis made a kick off. Narciso Beturian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isidoro Atarrabi in the 53rd minute of play. In the 61st minute, Afiq Phua 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. Tammo Zippel scored 2-2 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Narciso Beturian, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Narciso Beturian took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isidoro Atarrabi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 70 minutes into the match, Tammo Zippel notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Reconquista AFC's Narciso Beturian. Narciso Beturian was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 74 minutes, Severo Pedroso managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cordoba FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Severo Pedroso was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pablo Eguerdi struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Fernan Gomez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Reconquista AFC. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tammo Zippel in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Narciso Beturian saved Reconquista AFC from getting behind. Ildefonso Evis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Narciso Beturian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Cordoba FC fully deserved thier win.