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El firulete
Spectators: 7836 (Terracing: 5878, Seating: 1802, VIP seats: 156) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rene Pierres kicked off to start the match. A collision led to El Retorno de Palermo getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Bernabe Donio hit a great ball. If Cristo Lorencio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The El Retorno de Palermo fans' excitement grew in the 13th match minute when El Retorno de Palermo's Eustaquio Abascal looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The supporters of Deportivo Messina booed when El Retorno de Palermo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Guaberto Rufio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Yuriy Babushkin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristo Lorencio in the 21st minute of the match. In the 21st match minute, El Retorno de Palermo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zygmunt Malik to maneuver through the defense. Aytek Samin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Venancio Esiquio in the 26th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cristo Lorencio during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, El Retorno de Palermo's Cristo Lorencio got a free kick in the 28th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rene Pierres in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aytek Samin saved El Retorno de Palermo from getting behind. Aytek Samin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Domingo Jakue in the 33rd minute of play. Hector Jerardo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Leonides Nayely fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored El Retorno de Palermo's protests and gave Leonides Nayely a yellow card for diving instead. Aytek Samin acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 41st minute, took the ball on the long shot from Paulino Vellito. When the match clock showed 46 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Eustaquio Abascal sped through Deportivo Messina's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Yuriy Babushkin.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eustaquio Abascal was the one to do the kick off. Aytek Samin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rene Pierres, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Deportivo Messina's Hector Jerardo got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 54th minute, Domingo Jakue hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 56 minutes into the match, El Retorno de Palermo's goal looked a bit too open when Hector Jerardo came free, but Aytek Samin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st minute, Guaberto Rufio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Deportivo Messina made a substitution. Alvaro Perfecto replaced Paulino Vellito. In the 63rd match minute, El Retorno de Palermo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Guaberto Rufio to maneuver through the defense. Domingo Jakue might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aytek Samin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Domingo Jakue ran back to his position shaking his head. El Retorno de Palermo's Aytek Samin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hector Jerardo in the 66th minute of play. 69 minutes had been played when some careless play by Deportivo Messina's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Zygmunt Malik was slow to take the kick. During this time El Retorno de Palermo's players had a chance to rest. Zygmunt Malik made a great header on El Retorno de Palermo's corner, it was just that Deportivo Messina's Yuriy Babushkin managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 75th minute Cristo Lorencio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yuriy Babushkin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Deportivo Messina made a substitution. Teodosio Ascencio replaced Rene Pierres. In the 85th minute Domingo Jakue shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aytek Samin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yuriy Babushkin made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Eustaquio Abascal sent off a good shot on target. Aytek Samin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Domingo Jakue in the 94th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Domingo Jakue in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aytek Samin saved El Retorno de Palermo from getting behind. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Deportivo Messina lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.