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Estadio Vanguardia
Spectators: 7047 (Terracing: 5286, Seating: 1621, VIP seats: 140) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Charles Puyol kicked off to start the match. Charles Puyol fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baldomero Lorien having to interfere. Jairo Estebe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Vanguardia getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Rosendo Oskarbi hit a great ball. In the 15thth minute of the game Jairo Estebe who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vanguardia's Baldomero Lorien was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 17th minute, Charles Puyol made a precise shot to the right of Baldomero Lorien. Vanguardia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Aurelio Corderall charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aurelio Corderall the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 25 played minutes Vanguardia got a freekick which was hit by Aurelio Corderall. A collision led to Vanguardia getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Aurelio Corderall hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Charles Puyol in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Baldomero Lorien prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Baldomero Lorien took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Charles Puyol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Rositinto FC getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Teodosio Baladi hit a great ball. Baldomero Lorien took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jairo Estebe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Charles Puyol managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rositinto FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Charles Puyol was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Baldomero Lorien breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jairo Estebe might have been able to make a better finish in the 42nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Baldomero Lorien. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jairo Estebe ran back to his position shaking his head. After 44 minutes, Rumen Búchvarov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rositinto FC and the Vanguardia players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Rositinto FC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Rumen Búchvarov hit a great ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Daniel Corderro's late challenge caught a Vanguardia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Daniel Corderro helped the player get up and apologised. In the 53rd minute Delmar Heli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodrigo Lobo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rumen Búchvarov was shown his second yellow card after 54 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 54th minute, Rumen Búchvarov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cristo Sansone took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 56th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rodrigo Lobo. Rositinto FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Charles Puyol received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Baldomero Lorien tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jairo Estebe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baldomero Lorien having to interfere. Teodosio Baladi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Baldomero Lorien read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Vanguardia's zone, Jairo Estebe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Baldomero Lorien came out of the goal and Jairo Estebe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 70th minute Jairo Estebe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baldomero Lorien saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Baldomero Lorien didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jairo Estebe went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Baldomero Lorien stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jairo Estebe's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. After a rather tough play, Vanguardia's Narciso Quintyn got a free kick in the 75th minute. Jairo Estebe was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 77th minute. Rositinto FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. After having played for 79 minutes, Jairo Estebe managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rositinto FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jairo Estebe was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jairo Estebe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Baldomero Lorien tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 82 minutes in the game, Jairo Estebe fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Baldomero Lorien having to interfere. Rositinto FC's Jairo Estebe got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rositinto FC's Jairo Estebe got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Charles Puyol fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baldomero Lorien having to interfere. Igor George sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jairo Estebe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baldomero Lorien having to interfere. Teodosio Baladi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baldomero Lorien having to interfere. In the 96th minute, Delmar Heli 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. When the match was over Rositinto FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Vanguardia throughout the match.