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Sachayoj
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Natalio Senon took the kick off in the first half of the match. Bartolo Lartaun was extremely unlucky when he, in the 4th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Astor Salvator during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erasmo Venerando in the 13th minute of play forced Sachayoj's goalkeeper Evelio Pelagius to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Natalio Senon might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Evelio Pelagius. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Natalio Senon ran back to his position shaking his head. After having played for 15 minutes, Erasmo Venerando managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Yariguarenda FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Erasmo Venerando was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Yariguarenda FC's Everardo Santos got control of the ball when Bartolo Lartaun tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Cristo Jerardo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 22nd minute, Yariguarenda FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Bartolo Lartaun fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 28 minutes into the match, Erasmo Venerando notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Sachayoj's Evelio Pelagius. Evelio Pelagius was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 31 minutes into the match, Erasmo Venerando had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Evelio Pelagius. Sachayoj's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Erasmo Venerando was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Norberto Maurin kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Erasmo Venerando sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cristo Jerardo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Erasmo Venerando's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Evelio Pelagius firmly grabbed it by the left post. Natalio Senon was extremely unlucky when he, in the 54th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After a rather tough play, Yariguarenda FC's Astor Salvator got a free kick in the 56th minute. In the 58th minute, Segundo Moise hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Bartolo Lartaun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sachayoj's attack was well implemented in the 65th minute, but when Bartolo Lartaun was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. In the 68th match minute, Yariguarenda FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernabe Manni to maneuver through the defense. When Cristo Jerardo came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Sachayoj 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 Cristo Jerardo couldn't finish the play. 74 minutes into the match, Yariguarenda FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cristo Jerardo came free, but Everardo Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 75th match minute, Yariguarenda FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Astor Salvator to maneuver through the defense. When Astor Salvator came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Yariguarenda FC 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 Astor Salvator couldn't finish the play. 78 minutes into the match, Sachayoj's goalkeeper Evelio Pelagius had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Erasmo Venerando. Everardo Santos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristo Jerardo in the 86th minute of play. A collision led to Sachayoj getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Segundo Moise hit a great ball. With a little luck, Sachayoj's Evelio Pelagius got control of the ball when Erasmo Venerando tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bartolo Lartaun in the 94th minute of play forced Yariguarenda FC's goalkeeper Everardo Santos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. During the 95th minute of the match Astor Salvator completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Astor Salvator a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristo Jerardo in the 96th minute of play forced Yariguarenda FC's goalkeeper Everardo Santos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yariguarenda FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.