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Estadio Emma
Spectators: 6837 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tomás Fagondo took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 7th minute, Silvestre Ralondo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Emma's zone, Dante Sesuldo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arnoldo Henry came out of the goal and Dante Sesuldo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 11th match minute, Emma was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raul Joachim to maneuver through the defense. Arnoldo Henry showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tomás Fagondo in the 13th minute of the match. Tomás Fagondo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnoldo Henry having to interfere. Fabio Aires charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fabio Aires the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. CF America's Dante Sesuldo got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When CF America's Tomás Fagondo in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Emma's goalie prevented a goal. If Dante Sesuldo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arnoldo Henry took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dante Sesuldo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Emma's goalkeeper Arnoldo Henry, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of CF America booed when Emma was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raul Joachim didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 36th minute, Tomás Fagondo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arnoldo Henry was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. The audience was convinced that Tomás Fagondo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arnoldo Henry was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Emma's zone, Dante Sesuldo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arnoldo Henry came out of the goal and Dante Sesuldo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Tomás Fagondo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, CF America's Julio Cordeiro got a free kick in the 46th minute. The Emma players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. CF America were winning 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ciro Joachim to strike the kick off in the second half. Emma's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Francisco Mouricio in the 53rd minute. It was a well-played corner which Santiago Guillelme managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Tomás Fagondo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Arnoldo Henry having to make a save. In the 58th minute, Tomás Fagondo 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. Arnoldo Henry didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dante Sesuldo went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 68th minute, Tomás Fagondo 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. Arnoldo Henry took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tomás Fagondo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tomás Fagondo in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arnoldo Henry prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 78 minutes into the match, Emma's goal looked a bit too open when Tomás Fagondo came free, but Arnoldo Henry reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emma's Prospero Abecia got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dante Sesuldo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Arnoldo Henry made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 84th minute, Ciro Joachim managed to get in a good position for a shot. Emma's supporters rose to their feet, but Ciro Joachim was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rodrigo Llorienzo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, Emma's Arnoldo Henry got control of the ball when Dante Sesuldo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tomás Fagondos short, quick shot in the 88thth minute got Arnoldo Henry to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the last second Arnoldo Henry throw himself and got hold of the ball when Tomás Fagondo in the 91stth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. CF America walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.