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La Freidora
Spectators: 7095 (Terracing: 5495, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 100) Emanuel Tirso started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Cirilo Lixandro made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Cirilo Lehoi sent off a good shot on target. 12 minutes into the match, Goleadores's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Balendin came free, but Cirilo Lixandro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cirilo Lixandro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Balendin, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Emil Västlund showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Medina in the 15th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the game, Cirilo Lehoi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Cirilo Lixandro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 23rd minute, Cirilo Lehoi 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. 26 minutes into the match, Christian Balendin dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Cirilo Lixandro, 2-0. Diego Medina received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Emil Västlund tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cirilo Lehoi's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Cirilo Lixandro firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Balendin in the 37th minute of play forced Goleadores's goalkeeper Cirilo Lixandro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 39th minute Atletico Milanga were awarded a corner. Bonifacio Mergildo went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Atletico Milanga's corner Bonifacio Mergildo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Cirilo Lixandro quite easily take care of the ball. In the 46thth minute of the game Diego Medina who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Atletico Milanga's Emil Västlund was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Christian Balendin to make the kick off. Cirilo Lixandro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cirilo Lehoi in the 57th minute of play. Emil Västlund acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 58th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Serafin Artal. Christian Balendin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Cirilo Lixandro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Diego Medina struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Emil Västlund didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Goleadores. With a little luck, Atletico Milanga's Emil Västlund got control of the ball when Emanuel Tirso tried to sneak it across the goal line. Christian Balendin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cirilo Lixandro having to interfere. In the 77th minute, Goleadores's Mariano Illan seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Mariano Illan the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Goleadores protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Mariano Illan had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 76th minute of the game. One of Goleadores:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Atletico Milanga:s goal. In the 79th minute there was a penalty for Atletico Milanga. Bonifacio Mergildo stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Cirilo Lixandro. 3-0. Goleadores's Cirilo Lixandro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Balendin in the 82nd minute of play. Cirilo Lixandro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cirilo Lehoi in the 84th minute of play. Cirilo Lixandro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Balendin in the 85th minute of the match. Modesto Francis's late challenge caught a Atletico Milanga's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Modesto Francis helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Goleadores getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Modesto Francis hit a great ball. Cirilo Lixandro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cirilo Lehoi's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. Goleadores's Astor Peruxu got a good chance for a goal in the 97th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Atletico Milanga fans cheered their team off the field, for while Goleadores had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.