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Soledad
Spectators: 7152 (Terracing: 5365, Seating: 1645, VIP seats: 142) Fred Muggerud made the kick off and thus started the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 3rd minute of the game. One of Club Sportivo Balnearia:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Santa Rita FC:s goal. Isaac Newton stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ermegildo Mantzio's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. Santa Rita FC's Fred Muggerud got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ermegildo Mantzio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Isaac Newton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Santa Rita FC defense, Ermegildo Mantzio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Isaac Newton. The Santa Rita FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Isaac Newton should have stopped the shot. In the 24th minute, Ariel Belarmo made a precise shot to the right of Arnoldo Urdin. Club Sportivo Balnearia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Fred Muggerud received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Arnoldo Urdin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 32 minutes, Fred Muggerud managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Santa Rita FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fred Muggerud was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fred Muggerud sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Fred Muggerud's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnoldo Urdin was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. 3-1 became the score in the 45th minute when Fred Muggerud elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ermegildo Mantzio stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fred Muggerud might have been able to make a better finish in the 53rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arnoldo Urdin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fred Muggerud ran back to his position shaking his head. After having played for 61 minutes, Guido Mark managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Santa Rita FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Guido Mark was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 64th minute, Lázaro Oxarra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Santa Rita FC fans' excitement grew in the 66th match minute when Santa Rita FC's Fred Muggerud looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Lázaro Oxarra charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lázaro Oxarra the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Club Sportivo Balnearia getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Lázaro Oxarra hit a great ball. Club Sportivo Balnearia's Cecilio Astrada was substituted for Lucas Leoncio. In the 78th minute, Lázaro Oxarra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Guido Mark fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnoldo Urdin having to interfere. Bruno Rios recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Club Sportivo Balnearia's Bruno Rios got a free kick in the 96th minute. There was no doubt that Santa Rita FC were the better team. Santa Rita FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.