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Ricardo Bochini
Spectators: 6809 (Terracing: 5330, Seating: 1399, VIP seats: 80) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Rafael Rubio got the match started through his kick off. Rafael Rubio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giovanni Chaves having to interfere. independiente's Giovanni Chaves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Txanton in the 6th minute of play. The supporters of Ciatico FC booed when independiente was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oscar Bartolome didn't get a good kick on the ball. 17 minutes into the match, Ciatico FC's goalkeeper Alvaro Betadur had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Felipe Florin. independiente's Giovanni Chaves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Txanton in the 19th minute of play. Ciatico FC's Luis Txanton got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. independiente's Giovanni Chaves played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rafael Rubio in the 23rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael Rubio in the 28th minute of play forced independiente's goalkeeper Giovanni Chaves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Rafael Rubio came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the Ciatico 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 Rafael Rubio couldn't finish the play. In the 42nd minute Rafael Rubio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giovanni Chaves saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 44th minute, Rafael Rubio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Giovanni Chaves was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Amancio Marques sent away a hard shot on goal in the 49th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The independiente players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ciatico FC were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Amancio Marques made a kick off. Emilio Lixandro hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. In the 54th minute, Cleto Cugat sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and independiente's Giovanni Chaves didn't even have to move. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael Rubio in the 59th minute of play forced independiente's goalkeeper Giovanni Chaves to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Amancio Marques had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Felipe Florin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rafael Rubio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Giovanni Chaves tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Giovanni Chaves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafael Rubio in the 70th minute of the match. Ciatico FC's Alvaro Betadur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felipe Florin in the 71st minute of play. Giovanni Chaves showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafael Rubio in the 76th minute of the match. Rafael Rubio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giovanni Chaves having to interfere. Felipe Florin scored 1-1 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alvaro Betadur, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Luis Txanton could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Giovanni Chaves made a huge save. In the 91st minute, Rafael Rubio reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Giovanni Chaves. The goal made the score 1-2. If Felipe Florin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Ciatico FC's Rafael Rubio in the 98th minute got a chance for a shot 98th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye independiente's goalie prevented a goal. The Ciatico FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Ciatico FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.