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estadio del bosque
Spectators: 7213 (Terracing: 5411, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nicasio Abastas kicked off to start the match. Zenteno AFC's Cleto Marcones got a good chance for a goal in the 2nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Braulio Carlomagno came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Zenteno AFC 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 Braulio Carlomagno couldn't finish the play. Saturnino Roland took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Braulio Carlomagno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Cleto Marcones had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 8th minute Carlos Sotil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Severino Mendez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Cleto Marcones had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ruperto Matia during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to gimnasia de la plata getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Ruperto Matia hit a great ball. Braulio Carlomagno walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. In the 21st minute Braulio Carlomagno shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saturnino Roland saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Carlos Sotil made a precise shot to the right of Severino Mendez. Zenteno AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Arnoldo Inautzi charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arnoldo Inautzi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Arnoldo Inautzi hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. After having played for 31 minutes, Cleto Marcones managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zenteno AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cleto Marcones was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Saturnino Roland showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Braulio Carlomagno, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Braulio Carlomagno scored 1-1 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Saturnino Roland, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Cleto Marcones received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Saturnino Roland tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Zenteno AFC's Cleto Marcones in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye gimnasia de la plata's goalie prevented a goal. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cleto Marcones stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicasio Abastas in the 60th minute of play forced Zenteno AFC's goalkeeper Severino Mendez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cleto Marcones could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Saturnino Roland made a huge save. Severino Mendez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruperto Matia in the 65th minute of the match. In the 68th minute, Braulio Carlomagno 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. Cleto Marcones received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Saturnino Roland tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Braulio Carlomagno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saturnino Roland having to interfere. 79 minutes into the match, gimnasia de la plata's goal looked a bit too open when Braulio Carlomagno came free, but Saturnino Roland reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, gimnasia de la plata's Saturnino Roland got control of the ball when Cleto Marcones tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to gimnasia de la plata getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Teobaldo Cesaro hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Zenteno AFC's Braulio Carlomagno tried to score from far away in the 84th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Orlando Etxepare's late challenge caught a Zenteno AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Orlando Etxepare helped the player get up and apologised. Orlando Etxepare hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Through an outstanding action, after 91 minutes, Saturnino Roland successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Braulio Carlomagno in the 95th minute of play forced gimnasia de la plata's goalkeeper Saturnino Roland to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Zenteno AFC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.