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La cumbancha
Spectators: 7187 (Terracing: 5392, Seating: 1653, VIP seats: 142) 4 minutes into the match, La inerte barra de carbón's Nikolaos Karagounis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Manuel Criston narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Osvaldo Potente in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Manuel Criston prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Manuel Criston took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Osvaldo Potente, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 14 minutes of play, La inerte barra de carbón's Osvaldo Potente made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Manuel Criston was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tiger Woods during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, La inerte barra de carbón's Tiger Woods got a free kick in the 23rd minute. La inerte barra de carbón's Alonzo Hotz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Panfilo in the 30th minute of play. La inerte barra de carbón's Dida Prestes managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Wilfredo Esiquio in the 31 minute of the game. In the 35th match minute, Viejo Potrero FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wilfredo Esiquio to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benigno Umbruso in the 43rd minute of play forced La inerte barra de carbón's goalkeeper Alonzo Hotz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Osvaldo Potente made the kick off in the second half. Alonzo Hotz made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Benigno Umbruso sent off a good shot on target. In the 58th minute Bruno Panfilo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alonzo Hotz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to La inerte barra de carbón getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Dida Prestes hit a great ball. Alonzo Hotz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Teofilo Ikatz in the 68th minute. In the 70th minute Amadeo Honesto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alonzo Hotz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 72 minutes, Osvaldo Potente managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La inerte barra de carbón's supporters crossed their fingers, but Osvaldo Potente was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Bruno Panfilo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Alonzo Hotz. That made the score 1-1 in the 77 minute of play. Tiger Woods got his second yellow card in the match during the 86th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 87th match minute, La inerte barra de carbón was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tiger Woods to maneuver through the defense. La inerte barra de carbón's Osvaldo Potente got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.