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Horacio Careri
Spectators: 7102 (Terracing: 5328, Seating: 1633, VIP seats: 141) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Benjamin Jago took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a little luck, Madariaga's Guillermo Venceslao got control of the ball when Blas Francis tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamin Jago in the 6th minute of play forced Madariaga's goalkeeper Guillermo Venceslao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Blas Francis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Guillermo Venceslao having to make a save. After 15 played minutes Madariaga got a freekick which was hit by Elias Suarez. An unexpectedly hard shot by Americo Bento in the 18th minute of play forced Los Forzosos de Almagro's goalkeeper Andres Urdaspal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Elias Suarez in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Andres Urdaspal prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Andres Urdaspal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Americo Bento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Madariaga's Americo Bento got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Benjamin Jago fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guillermo Venceslao having to interfere. If Americo Bento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 37 played minutes Los Forzosos de Almagro got a freekick which was hit by Pedro Inko. 38 minutes into the match, Los Forzosos de Almagro's goal looked a bit too open when Elias Suarez came free, but Andres Urdaspal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 40 played minutes Los Forzosos de Almagro got a freekick which was hit by Nemesio Dodorol. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Elias Suarez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Madariaga's supporters rose to their feet, but Elias Suarez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Andres Urdaspal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Andres Urdaspal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Americo Bento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Elias Suarez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Elias Suarez stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Americo Bento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Elias Suarez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Americo Bento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andres Urdaspal having to interfere. Elias Suarez might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Andres Urdaspal. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Elias Suarez ran back to his position shaking his head. Andres Urdaspal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elias Suarez in the 61st minute of the match. In the 63rd minute, Blas Francis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Americo Bento could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Andres Urdaspal made a huge save. 67 minutes into the game, Americo Bento cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Andres Urdaspal was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in Los Forzosos de Almagro's zone, Americo Bento stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Andres Urdaspal came out of the goal and Americo Bento tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Elias Suarez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Andres Urdaspal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elias Suarez in the 78th minute of play. In the 87th minute, Elias Suarez fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Andres Urdaspal, passed just outside the right post. In the 88th play minute Americo Bento came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Andres Urdaspal. 0-2. In the 97th minute, Americo Bento ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Andres Urdaspal was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. When the match was over Madariaga could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Los Forzosos de Almagro throughout the match.