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Pirhuacachi
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lazaro Gudiel made the kick off which started today's match. Valério Salles's late challenge caught a Pirhuacachi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Valério Salles helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Pirhuacachi booed when SPORTING CRYSTAL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valério Salles didn't get a good kick on the ball. Erauso Brunet made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lazaro Gudiel in the 6th minute. Gaston Ibarra hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. In the 16th match minute, Pirhuacachi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vladimiro Arenchen to maneuver through the defense. Pirhuacachi's Leonel Peres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guipuzkoa Saludes in the 21st minute of play. If Lazaro Gudiel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Guipuzkoa Saludes scored 0-1 in the 39th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Leonel Peres, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 42 minutes, Guipuzkoa Saludes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SPORTING CRYSTAL's supporters crossed their fingers, but Guipuzkoa Saludes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Lazaro Gudiel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lazaro Gudiel in the 47th minute of play forced SPORTING CRYSTAL's goalkeeper Erauso Brunet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lazaro Gudiel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Erauso Brunet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Albino Pato was the one to do the kick off. In the 56th minute, Jonas Miquel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Erauso Brunet was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. A collision led to Pirhuacachi getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Gaston Ibarra hit a great ball. Guipuzkoa Saludes hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. After 65 minutes, Rodriguez Ontaneda mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SPORTING CRYSTAL and the Pirhuacachi players grew even worse after the yellow card. Rodriguez Ontaneda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Guipuzkoa Saludes got free with Leonel Peres in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pirhuacachi's Leonel Peres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guipuzkoa Saludes in the 75th minute of play. SPORTING CRYSTAL's Erauso Brunet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lazaro Gudiel in the 79th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Rodriguez Ontaneda managed to get in a good position for a shot. SPORTING CRYSTAL's supporters rose to their feet, but Rodriguez Ontaneda was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leonel Peres breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 84th minute, Guipuzkoa Saludes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Benvide Palomeque came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the SPORTING CRYSTAL 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 Benvide Palomeque couldn't finish the play. When the match was over SPORTING CRYSTAL could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Pirhuacachi throughout the match.