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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After 7 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Pirovano AFC! 17 minutes into the match, Franja Football Club's goal looked a bit too open when Celestino Galtero came free, but Nereo Cibran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Cipriano Ramone came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Pirovano AFC 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 Cipriano Ramone couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Teofilo Urtzi during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 20 played minutes Franja Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Teofilo Urtzi. After a defensive mix-up in Franja Football Club's zone, Cipriano Ramone stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nereo Cibran came out of the goal and Cipriano Ramone tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cipriano Ramone received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Nereo Cibran tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Pirovano AFC's Luis Domingues got a free kick in the 28th minute. When Franja Football Club's Teofilo Urtzi in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pirovano AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Pirovano AFC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Teofilo Urtzi 34 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-0. After having played for 40 minutes, Celestino Galtero managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pirovano AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Celestino Galtero was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Teofilo Urtzi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Clemente Neto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Teofilo Urtzi had several of the Pirovano AFC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 45 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 3-0 score and a disappointed Clemente Neto as he didn't even see the shot coming. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Astor Berbiz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Franja Football Club's Astor Berbiz got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Clemente Neto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Virgilio Cordaryal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Horacio Dabi kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Teofilo Urtzi kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Virgilio Cordaryal charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Virgilio Cordaryal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 71st minute, Virgilio Cordaryal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Clemente Neto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Astor Berbiz in the 76th minute of the match. After 77 played minutes Pirovano AFC got a freekick which was hit by Horacio Dabi. After 80 played minutes Franja Football Club got a freekick which was hit by Virgilio Cordaryal. In the 82nd minute, Astor Berbiz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Franja Football Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. The supporters of Pirovano AFC booed when Franja Football Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Moises Chayo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nereo Cibran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celestino Galtero in the 88th minute of play. Astor Berbiz took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Clemente Neto. Clemente Neto dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. After having played for 96 minutes, Astor Berbiz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Franja Football Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Astor Berbiz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Franja Football Club were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Pirovano AFC for a fine match.