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Panquehá
Spectators: 6652 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1652, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Leopoldo Errando got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Epifanio Gaspard in the 4th minute of play forced Panquehá's goalkeeper Serafin Gaitano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Panquehá's Serafin Gaitano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Epifanio Gaspard in the 5th minute of play. Serafin Gaitano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Epifanio Gaspard, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 20th match minute, Panquehá was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gregorio Gomesano to maneuver through the defense. It was beautiful to see Arrutó's Ramiro Arnalt in action when he in the 21st minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! The supporters of Arrutó booed when Panquehá was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alfredo Pere didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 24thth minute of the game Ezequiel Escobar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Panquehá's Serafin Gaitano was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Alfredo Pere's late challenge caught a Arrutó's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alfredo Pere helped the player get up and apologised. After 24 played minutes Panquehá got a freekick which was hit by Alfredo Pere. In the 28th minute, Feliciano Orlondon fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Leo Kinsen, passed just outside the right post. In the 32nd minute Leopoldo Errando shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leo Kinsen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Feliciano Orlondon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Leo Kinsen made a huge save. After having played for 41 minutes, Feliciano Orlondon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Panquehá's supporters crossed their fingers, but Feliciano Orlondon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Baltasar Ereinotz hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Leopoldo Errando scored 2-0 in the 43rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Leo Kinsen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Epifanio Gaspard stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Panquehá's Leopoldo Errando got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 59th minute, Ezequiel Escobar 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. A collision led to Panquehá getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Alfredo Pere hit a great ball. In the 65th minute Epifanio Gaspard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Serafin Gaitano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Feliciano Orlondon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Leo Kinsen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Epifanio Gaspard recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Arrutó's zone, Feliciano Orlondon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leo Kinsen came out of the goal and Feliciano Orlondon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 85 minutes into the match, Panquehá's goalkeeper Serafin Gaitano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ezequiel Escobar. After a defensive mix-up in Panquehá's zone, Epifanio Gaspard stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Serafin Gaitano came out of the goal and Epifanio Gaspard tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Panquehá's Isidro Tulio got a free kick in the 94th minute. When Epifanio Gaspard came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Arrutó 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 Epifanio Gaspard couldn't finish the play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Panquehá fans cheered their team off the field, for while Arrutó had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.