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Estadio Crotto
Spectators: 6654 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Benedicto Otoniel started the match with the kick off. Roman Ignado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silvestre Espiridion, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Silvestre Espiridion fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roman Ignado having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Crotto AFC's Edgard Bautista got a free kick in the 18th minute. Silvestre Espiridion received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Roman Ignado tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gualterio Santiago fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roman Ignado having to interfere. With a little luck, Zárate FC's Hermengildo Sandalio got control of the ball when Esteban Janpier tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Fidel Mendiko fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zárate FC's protests and gave Fidel Mendiko a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Zárate FC getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Fidel Mendiko hit a great ball. Hermengildo Sandalio was out of position in the 33 minute of play, and Esteban Janpier capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Esteban Janpier really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. In the 38th minute, Benedicto Otoniel 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. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

51 minutes into the match, Zárate FC's goal looked a bit too open when Melquiades Eudoxio came free, but Hermengildo Sandalio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gualterio Santiago was extremely unlucky when he, in the 55th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Silvestre Espiridion might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roman Ignado. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Silvestre Espiridion ran back to his position shaking his head. When Crotto AFC's Esteban Janpier in 64 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Hermengildo Sandalio guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Esteban Janpier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Hermengildo Sandalio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hermengildo Sandalio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Melquiades Eudoxio, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Gualterio Santiago sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Roman Ignado made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Gualterio Santiago sent off a good shot on target. Roman Ignado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Silvestre Espiridion in the 92nd minute of the match. Silvestre Espiridion fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roman Ignado having to interfere. Crotto AFC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.