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Pichanal
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rodrigo Pirmin took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute, Adan Rubio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacinto Casado in the 4th minute of play forced Cipolletti's goalkeeper Israel Garoa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Laureano Primo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Israel Garoa having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacinto Casado in the 12th minute of play forced Cipolletti's goalkeeper Israel Garoa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Laureano Primo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Israel Garoa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jacinto Casado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Israel Garoa having to interfere. Pichanal FC's Jacinto Casado got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 31stth minute of the game Rodrigo Pirmin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pichanal FC's Augusto Jesco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 32nd minute Efrain Orlondon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Augusto Jesco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 34th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cipolletti's goalkeeper Israel Garoa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Leandro Fernanco came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Pichanal FC 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 Leandro Fernanco couldn't finish the play. Israel Garoa was out of position in the 36 minute of play, and Jacinto Casado capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jacinto Casado really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. 45 minutes into the game, Jacinto Casado recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Israel Garoa. Jacinto Casado showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Jacinto Casado made the kick off in the second half. Augusto Jesco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo Pirmin in the 52nd minute of play. Israel Garoa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacinto Casado in the 53rd minute of play. Israel Garoa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jacinto Casado went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Israel Garoa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laureano Primo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jacinto Casado struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Israel Garoa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pichanal FC. If Severo Medina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 71st minute, Efrain Orlondon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Israel Garoa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jacinto Casado went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in Cipolletti's zone, Jacinto Casado stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Israel Garoa came out of the goal and Jacinto Casado tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the Cipolletti defense, Jacinto Casado kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Israel Garoa. The Cipolletti fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Israel Garoa should have stopped the shot. Augusto Jesco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo Pirmin, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Laureano Primo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Israel Garoa having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Cipolletti's Efrain Orlondon got a free kick in the 96th minute. There was no doubt that Pichanal FC were the better team. Pichanal FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.