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GRAN IANI
Spectators: 7120 (Terracing: 5341, Seating: 1638, VIP seats: 141) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Israel Quinton got the match started through his kick off. After 3 played minutes Farolito «FMJ» got a freekick which was hit by Eliseo Pio. Deportivo Merlo's Teofilo Joachim played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Norberto Maraman in the 5th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Norberto Maraman got free with Teofilo Joachim in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Teofilo Joachim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Norberto Maraman in the 9th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hilario Garoa in the 10th minute of play forced Farolito «FMJ»'s goalkeeper Camilo Belo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Israel Quinton notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Farolito «FMJ»'s Camilo Belo. Camilo Belo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 20th minute Norberto Maraman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teofilo Joachim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Farolito «FMJ» booed when Deportivo Merlo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ariel Abel didn't get a good kick on the ball. 26 minutes into the match, Deportivo Merlo's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Rio came free, but Teofilo Joachim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Norberto Maraman in the 27th minute of play forced Deportivo Merlo's goalkeeper Teofilo Joachim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Teofilo Joachim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucas Rio in the 29th minute of play. Camilo Belo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hilario Garoa, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. A collision led to Farolito «FMJ» getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Isidro Quinto hit a great ball. Norberto Maraman received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Teofilo Joachim came out and tried to block the shot, but Norberto Maraman slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 35th minute. When the match had gone on for 46 minutes, Lucas Rio took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Teofilo Joachim to make any attempt to save it. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lucas Rio was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Blas Poz in the 55th minute of play forced Deportivo Merlo's goalkeeper Teofilo Joachim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 59 minutes into the match, Deportivo Merlo's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Rio came free, but Teofilo Joachim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Farolito «FMJ»'s Norberto Maraman got a free kick in the 60th minute. When Enrique Mundo fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Deportivo Merlo's protests and gave Enrique Mundo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 63rd match minute, Deportivo Merlo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Enrique Mundo to maneuver through the defense. Teofilo Joachim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Blas Poz in the 66th minute of the match. In the 67th minute, Lucas Rio made a precise shot to the right of Teofilo Joachim. Deportivo Merlo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Norberto Maraman in the 72nd minute of play forced Deportivo Merlo's goalkeeper Teofilo Joachim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 81 minutes into the game, Norberto Maraman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Teofilo Joachim was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ariel Abel was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 88 minutes into the match. Ariel Abel hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. After having played for 90 minutes, Lucas Rio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Farolito «FMJ»'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Lucas Rio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Hilario Garoa managed to get in a good position for a shot. Deportivo Merlo's supporters rose to their feet, but Hilario Garoa was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Camilo Belo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.