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Spectators: 147 (Terracing: 111, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) After 6 minutes of play, Deportivo Balvanera's Rene Restu made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Edgardo Botello was left in no man's land by his defense there! Omar Fliz kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Deportivo Balvanera's Teodosio Urtats played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eustacio Quinten in the 12th minute of play. After 24 played minutes Deportivo Balvanera got a freekick which was hit by Gustavo Costas. Teodosio Urtats showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomás Checa in the 25th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rene Restu in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Edgardo Botello prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 34th minute, Desiderio Ermengol left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Deportivo Pucho fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Edgardo Botello had great luck who in the 37thth minute grab hold of the ball when Rene Restu from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Edgardo Botello stood somewhat misplaced when Rene Restu came free in front of goal and shot 2-2 to the left of him in the 37 minute. In the 40th minute, Rene Restu 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. Emanuel Harriet hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. 47 minutes into the match, Deportivo Pucho's goal looked a bit too open when Rene Restu came free, but Edgardo Botello reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tomás Checa stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Santiago Sosa kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. Deportivo Balvanera's Teodosio Urtats proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Deportivo Balvanera from getting a goal against them. Deportivo Balvanera made a substitution. Bonifacio Estavan replaced Ernesto Argoitz. A nice corner shot did that Tomás Checa got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Teodosio Urtats quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. If Omar Fliz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Eustacio Quinten received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Teodosio Urtats tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 78th minute, Benicio Librado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rene Restu in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Edgardo Botello saved Deportivo Pucho from getting behind. When Deportivo Balvanera's Rene Restu in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Deportivo Pucho's goalie prevented a goal. Deportivo Pucho's Edgardo Botello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rene Restu in the 87th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Deportivo Pucho's zone, Rene Restu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Edgardo Botello came out of the goal and Rene Restu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 95 minutes into the game, Deportivo Balvanera's Santiago Sosa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Edgardo Botello made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. For all the effort they put into the match, the Deportivo Pucho players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Deportivo Balvanera.