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Casbas
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Haroldo Muno kicked off to start the match. Jacinto Manex fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Honorio Ciceron having to interfere. When Nicanor Cristofol came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the LaBarloneTa 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 Nicanor Cristofol couldn't finish the play. After 26 minutes, Genaro Santana mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Casbas FC and the LaBarloneTa FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 26th minute, Genaro Santana hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Casbas FC defense, Jacinto Manex kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Honorio Ciceron. The Casbas FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Honorio Ciceron should have stopped the shot. Carlos Maura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Meta Gamba was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Maximiliano Haimar. Honorio Ciceron made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacinto Manex in the 39th minute of play. Honorio Ciceron took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicanor Cristofol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 46 played minutes, LaBarloneTa FC's Vinicio Matxin shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Honorio Ciceron came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in LaBarloneTa FC reached it. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jacinto Manex to make the kick off. 58 minutes into the match, Carlos Maura notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of LaBarloneTa FC's Meta Gamba. Meta Gamba was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 63 minutes into the game, Casbas FC's Haroldo Muno nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Meta Gamba made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Jacinto Manex recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Pedro Estevez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Honorio Ciceron having to interfere. Jacinto Manex received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Honorio Ciceron tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Casbas FC's Honorio Ciceron got control of the ball when Nicanor Cristofol tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 79th minute, LaBarloneTa FC's Jacinto Manex dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-2. With a little luck, Casbas FC's Honorio Ciceron got control of the ball when Nicanor Cristofol tried to sneak it across the goal line. The long shot by Vinicio Matxin in the 87th minute really tested Honorio Ciceron's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jacinto Manex in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Honorio Ciceron prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Casbas FC support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.