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Pilar
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Faustino Herauso kicked off to start the match. Humberto Gar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aaron Behe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pablo Aimar having to interfere. Arnoldo Mirande fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pablo Aimar having to interfere. Arnoldo Mirande sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Aaron Behe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Pablo Aimar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Aaron Behe managed to get in a good position for a shot. C.A.INDEPENDIENTE's supporters rose to their feet, but Aaron Behe was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pablo Aimar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Albino Firman kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. After having played for 29 minutes, Isaac Fidencio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pilar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Isaac Fidencio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Prudencio Bembe got a throw-in 31 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Isaac Fidencio. C.A.INDEPENDIENTE were furious when Ulises Leoiar was red carded, 34 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 34th minute of the game. One of C.A.INDEPENDIENTE:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Pilar:s goal. Faustino Herauso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gregorio Mikelar having to interfere. After a rather tough play, C.A.INDEPENDIENTE's Albino Firman got a free kick in the 43rd minute. If Faustino Herauso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aaron Behe to make the kick off. Pilar's Cristobal Faro got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pilar's Faustino Herauso got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 56th minute, Faustino Herauso 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. If Faustino Herauso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rigoberto Iaki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Faustino Herauso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pilar's supporters rose to their feet, but Faustino Herauso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gregorio Mikelar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 62 played minutes Pilar got a freekick which was hit by Faustino Herauso. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Isaac Fidencio during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of C.A.INDEPENDIENTE booed when Pilar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Isaac Fidencio didn't get a good kick on the ball. C.A.INDEPENDIENTE's Gregorio Mikelar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rigoberto Iaki in the 68th minute of play. Arnoldo Mirande fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pablo Aimar having to interfere. The supporters of Pilar booed when C.A.INDEPENDIENTE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Humberto Gar didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 81st match minute, Pilar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Faustino Herauso to maneuver through the defense. Aaron Behe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Pablo Aimar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 94th match minute, C.A.INDEPENDIENTE was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albino Firman to maneuver through the defense. Pilar's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.