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Estadio Ranchillos
Spectators: 6660 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 0) Benito Loiola started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Pablo Santos was out of position in the 9 minute of play, and Benito Loiola capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Benito Loiola really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Albo del Imperio's Pablo Santos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Albo del Imperio from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Ranchillos booed when Albo del Imperio was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Damian Oriol didn't get a good kick on the ball. Natalio Min showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Generoso Blanco, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Joaquin Montay in the 25thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Pablo Santos, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. If Joaquin Montay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Natalio Min took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Generoso Blanco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 41st minute, Lisandro Arnas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Mauro Pierres made the kick off in the second half. Benito Aritza charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Benito Aritza the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mauro Pierres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mauro Pierres's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Natalio Min read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. 70 minutes into the match, Albo del Imperio's goal looked a bit too open when Benito Loiola came free, but Pablo Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Mauro Pierres came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Albo del Imperio 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 Mauro Pierres couldn't finish the play. After 76 minutes of play, Ranchillos's Joaquin Montay made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pablo Santos was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 81st minute, Mauro Pierres 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. Mauro Pierres's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Natalio Min read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. Benito Loiola's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pablo Santos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 91st minute of play. Pablo Santos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benito Loiola in the 94th minute of the match. Ranchillos's defense didn't have a chance, in the 95th minute, when Mauro Pierres scored to the left of an out of position Natalio Min, making the score, 2-1. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Ranchillos had won after a very even match.