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Kusta Arena
Spectators: 7139 (Terracing: 5355, Seating: 1642, VIP seats: 142) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Haroldo Lastur made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, Amaná's Saul Regis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Teodosio Procopio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Haroldo Lastur came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Amaná 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 Haroldo Lastur couldn't finish the play. In the 9thth minute of the game Candido Urtzi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Amaná's Aureliano Quintana was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Kusta FC's Aquiles Theobald got a free kick in the 10th minute. Aureliano Quintana was out of position in the 12 minute of play, and Candido Urtzi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Candido Urtzi really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Jacobo Hartz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Aureliano Quintana read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. In the 18th minute Candido Urtzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aureliano Quintana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aureliano Quintana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Candido Urtzi in the 21st minute of the match. After 24 played minutes Amaná got a freekick which was hit by Isidro Xabat. After 25 played minutes Amaná got a freekick which was hit by Alfredo Salomon. In the 26th minute, Candido Urtzi 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. 2-0 became the score in the 29th minute when Candido Urtzi elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Candido Urtzi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Aureliano Quintana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 36th match minute, Amaná was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isidro Xabat to maneuver through the defense. Aureliano Quintana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Candido Urtzi in the 42nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Haroldo Lastur in the 45th minute of play forced Kusta FC's goalkeeper Teodosio Procopio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Aureliano Quintana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jacobo Hartz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Amaná's zone, Jacobo Hartz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aureliano Quintana came out of the goal and Jacobo Hartz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Candido Urtzi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Aureliano Quintana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 72nd minute, Saul Regis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Teodosio Procopio was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. 75 minutes into the game, Gerardo Hori was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Amaná's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kusta FC the free kick. A collision led to Amaná getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Gerardo Hori hit a great ball. In the 76th minute Candido Urtzi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aureliano Quintana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 77 minutes of play, Kusta FC's Candido Urtzi made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aureliano Quintana was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Amaná getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Saul Regis hit a great ball. Aureliano Quintana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Candido Urtzi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jacobo Hartz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aureliano Quintana having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Haroldo Lastur's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Teodosio Procopio was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. After 94 played minutes Amaná got a freekick which was hit by Alfredo Salomon. Aureliano Quintana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Candido Urtzi in the 95th minute of the match. In the 98th minute of the match Isaias Azevedo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Aureliano Quintana showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Kusta FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Amaná for a fine match.