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REPUBLICA DE ITALIA
Spectators: 7274 (Terracing: 5457, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 144) After having played for 3 minutes, Serafin Azubeli managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pourtalé's supporters crossed their fingers, but Serafin Azubeli was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 5 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Pourtalé's Apolo Udalaitz fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Serafin Azubeli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Gaston Hurko tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 11 minutes into the match, Serafin Azubeli notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Sportivo Italiano's Gaston Hurko. Gaston Hurko was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Pourtalé's Ismael Heriberto got a free kick in the 19th minute. In the 20th minute, Sportivo Italiano's Cipriano Astudillo dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. 27 minutes into the match, Serafin Azubeli notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Sportivo Italiano's Gaston Hurko. Gaston Hurko was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Gaston Hurko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Apolo Udalaitz, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Gaston Hurko stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Apolo Udalaitz's shot from short distance in the 33rd minute. Cipriano Astudillo was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 34th minute. Sportivo Italiano's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 36th minute Apolo Udalaitz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gaston Hurko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gerardo Mikelats received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Joaquin James tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gaston Hurko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabricio Erdiano in the 43rd minute of play. In the 46th minute, Cipriano Astudillo 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. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Serafin Azubeli to make the kick off. Cipriano Astudillo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Joaquin James tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gerardo Mikelats received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Joaquin James tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Pourtalé's zone, Cipriano Astudillo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Joaquin James came out of the goal and Cipriano Astudillo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 70 minutes into the match, Sportivo Italiano's goal looked a bit too open when Serafin Azubeli came free, but Gaston Hurko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 74 minutes into the game, Gaspar Lizbeth was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pourtalé's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sportivo Italiano the free kick. In the 74th minute, Gaspar Lizbeth hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gaston Hurko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Serafin Azubeli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sportivo Italiano's Gerardo Mikelats got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sportivo Italiano's Gaston Hurko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Serafin Azubeli in the 80th minute of play. Apolo Udalaitz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gaston Hurko made an important save on a dangerous shot by Apolo Udalaitz in the 85th minute. Apolo Udalaitz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 99th minute of the match, but Gaston Hurko made a huge save. The Pourtalé supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Pourtalé would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.