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Estadio Avellaneda
Spectators: 7287 (Terracing: 5467, Seating: 1676, VIP seats: 144) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gregorio Bernaldo started the match with the kick off. Adan Ariando showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gregorio Bernaldo in the 3rd minute of the match. Gregorio Bernaldo charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gregorio Bernaldo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 8th match minute, Avellaneda FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gregorio Bernaldo to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Favorina's Albano Columbo got a free kick in the 16th minute. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Favorina's goalkeeper Adan Ariando, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 20 minutes into the match, Avellaneda FC's goal looked a bit too open when Eriberto Primo came free, but Maximino Gurutz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 22 minutes in the game Dionisio Cresitobalo did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Patricio Natanael. In the 31st minute, Favorina's Albano Columbo seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Albano Columbo the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Favorina protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Albano Columbo had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 30 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Favorina! Maximino Gurutz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramiro Ledesma, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. The audience was convinced that Ubaldo Barea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adan Ariando was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. A collision led to Favorina getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Rosendo Sindo hit a great ball. Gregorio Bernaldo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Roman Rafel to make the kick off. Ramiro Ledesma received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Maximino Gurutz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marciano Romero in the 72nd minute of play forced Favorina's goalkeeper Adan Ariando to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Avellaneda FC getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Bernardo Vito hit a great ball. Patricio Natanael made in the 79th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Gregorio Bernaldo however managed to control. If Ramiro Ledesma had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Favorina's Adan Ariando played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gregorio Bernaldo in the 83rd minute of play. Adan Ariando showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marciano Romero, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 84th match minute, Favorina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rosendo Sindo to maneuver through the defense. Ramiro Ledesma came free in the 87th minute and tried to tip the ball over Maximino Gurutz, but to the joy of Avellaneda FC's supporters the ball went over. 88 minutes into the game, Patricio Natanael was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Avellaneda FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Favorina the free kick. The supporters of Favorina booed when Avellaneda FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Patricio Natanael didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ramiro Ledesma received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Maximino Gurutz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roman Rafel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Maximino Gurutz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Despite being the better team, Favorina failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.