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Pichanas
Spectators: 7062 (Terracing: 5298, Seating: 1624, VIP seats: 140) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Florencio Perez started the match with the kick off. Pichanas AFC's Dante Primo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niceto Ramos in the 4th minute of play. Dante Primo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan-Erik Björk in the 10th minute of the match. Osvaldo Cesaro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Primo having to interfere. The referee gave Arrocera a penalty, 17 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Casimiro Polo, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Pichanas AFC's Dante Primo. 0-1. In the 21st minute, Niceto Ramos left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Arrocera fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Elpidio Polo during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 24 played minutes Pichanas AFC got a freekick which was hit by Elpidio Polo. When Arrocera's Osvaldo Cesaro in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pichanas AFC's goalie prevented a goal. If Osvaldo Cesaro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 30 minutes into the match, Osvaldo Cesaro notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Pichanas AFC's Dante Primo. Dante Primo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dante Primo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niceto Ramos, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jan-Erik Björk in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dante Primo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Elpidio Polo was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 36 minutes had been played. After 37 played minutes Pichanas AFC got a freekick which was hit by Elpidio Polo. Jan-Erik Björk hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Osvaldo Cesaro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Dante Primo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Jan-Erik Björk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Primo having to interfere. Osvaldo Cesaro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Primo having to interfere. Gervasio Valerio's late challenge caught a Pichanas AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gervasio Valerio helped the player get up and apologised. If Cleto Montes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee felt a red card was in order, 75 minutes into the game, when Fabian Uxio put in a rough tackle. The referee gave Arrocera a penalty, 77 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Casimiro Polo, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Pichanas AFC's Dante Primo. 0-4. In the 83rd minute, Osvaldo Cesaro 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. Osvaldo Cesaro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dante Primo having to make a save. After 88 played minutes Arrocera got a freekick which was hit by Casimiro Cucao. If Niceto Ramos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Pichanas AFC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Arrocera were clearly better and deserved to take the win.