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Estadio Graneros
Spectators: 6515 (Terracing: 5373, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 142) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Oscar Herrera kicked off to start the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jaime Espiridion in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Matias Blanco saved Graneros AFC from getting behind. Matias Blanco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaime Espiridion in the 5th minute of the match. Oscar Herrera sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Leonides Rexino made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cirilo Madeo in the 11th minute. Graneros AFC's Matias Blanco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaime Espiridion in the 17th minute of play. Silvestre Idacio hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Yapeyú FC's Jaime Espiridion got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jaime Espiridion sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Matias Blanco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oscar Herrera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Angel Gelmiro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leonides Rexino made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Cirilo Madeo sent off a good shot on target. Jaime Espiridion's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Matias Blanco read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 35th minute of play. Matias Blanco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oscar Herrera in the 37th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Graneros AFC's zone, Jaime Espiridion stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Matias Blanco came out of the goal and Jaime Espiridion tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Oscar Herrera got in the 41st a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Matias Blanco handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. When Nestor Hats fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Graneros AFC's protests and gave Nestor Hats a yellow card for diving instead. After 43 played minutes Graneros AFC got a freekick which was hit by Nestor Hats. In the 44th minute Jaime Espiridion shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matias Blanco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jaime Espiridion recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 49th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Angel Gelmiro to make the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Oscar Herrera in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Matias Blanco saved Graneros AFC from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Jaime Espiridion managed to get in a good position for a shot. Yapeyú FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Jaime Espiridion was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Matias Blanco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Angel Gelmiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Leonides Rexino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jaime Espiridion could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Matias Blanco made a huge save. Jaime Espiridion in the 65thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Matias Blanco, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The supporters of Graneros AFC booed when Yapeyú FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Higinio Indartsu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 72nd minute, Cirilo Madeo 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. In the 74th minute, Angel Gelmiro made a precise shot to the right of Leonides Rexino. Yapeyú FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Oscar Herrera didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 1-3 via right post in the game's 81st minute. Yapeyú FC's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! In the 86th minute, Oscar Herrera 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. Jaime Espiridion received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Matias Blanco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Matias Blanco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oscar Herrera, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. When Graneros AFC's Gregorio Ulizes in the 95th minute got a chance for a shot 95th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Yapeyú FC's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angel Gelmiro in the 96th minute of play forced Yapeyú FC's goalkeeper Leonides Rexino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leonides Rexino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gregorio Ulizes in the 99th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Yapeyú FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.