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EL GIGANTE
Spectators: 7678 (Terracing: 5759, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Albano Cordeal made the kick off and thus started the match. El retorno del Pincha's Serafino Jurdan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albano Cordeal in the 5th minute of play. Serafino Jurdan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romulo Ponciano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 10 minutes into the game, El retorno del Pincha's Sven Thorsberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gianluigi Núñez Herrera made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Miraflores's Gianluigi Núñez Herrera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abelardo Abechuco in the 17th minute of play. Gianluigi Núñez Herrera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximino Lope in the 19th minute of play. Gianluigi Núñez Herrera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximino Lope, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Miraflores's Gianluigi Núñez Herrera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sven Thorsberg in the 26th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, Miraflores's goal looked a bit too open when Christopher Birchall came free, but Gianluigi Núñez Herrera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of El retorno del Pincha booed when Miraflores was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albano Imperiale didn't get a good kick on the ball. El retorno del Pincha were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after Miraflores's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mercado Paulista took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Miraflores's goalie and right to Abelardo Abechuco. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Miraflores's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After having played for 33 minutes, Abelardo Abechuco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El retorno del Pincha's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abelardo Abechuco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Maximino Lope hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. Angelo Giraldo hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. When the match clock showed 43 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Sven Thorsberg sped through Miraflores's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gianluigi Núñez Herrera.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sven Thorsberg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. El retorno del Pincha's Sven Thorsberg got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 58 minutes into the match, Miraflores's goalkeeper Gianluigi Núñez Herrera had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abelardo Abechuco. Sven Thorsberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Gianluigi Núñez Herrera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 65 minutes into the game, Miraflores's Romulo Ponciano nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Serafino Jurdan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Serafino Jurdan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romulo Ponciano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Albano Cordeal hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Miraflores's Placido Gartzea was substituted for Ryszard Michna. Miraflores's Zeledon Hustaz was substituted for Rainer Stofer. Albano Cordeal hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Serafino Jurdan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romulo Ponciano in the 75th minute of the match. Albano Imperiale kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Mercado Paulista managed to get in a good position for a shot. El retorno del Pincha's supporters rose to their feet, but Mercado Paulista was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gianluigi Núñez Herrera breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 78th minute Romulo Ponciano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Serafino Jurdan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 81st minute, Armando Inautzi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gianluigi Núñez Herrera was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Gianluigi Núñez Herrera was a little too slow when Armando Inautzi got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 88th minute. The score was now 2-4. After 90 played minutes Miraflores got a freekick which was hit by Albano Cordeal. After a rather tough play, Miraflores's Zeledon Hustaz got a free kick in the 91st minute. Gianluigi Núñez Herrera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcel Ternby in the 94th minute of the match. The Miraflores supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching El retorno del Pincha's performance. The match ended with a win for El retorno del Pincha.