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Santillán
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Aureliano Nahia kicked off to start the match. Jaime Farias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bruno Opilano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 13 minutes, Bruno Opilano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Santillán's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bruno Opilano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aureliano Nahia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. David Pabla tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Santillán's Aureliano Nahia slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of David Pabla. That made the score 2-0 after 22 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aureliano Nahia in the 26th minute of play forced Machigasta's goalkeeper David Pabla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th minute, Benigno Godoy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Santillán getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Ivan Hug hit a great ball. Gaston Berasko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Danilo Austin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bruno Opilano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Machigasta's zone, Aureliano Nahia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. David Pabla came out of the goal and Aureliano Nahia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bruno Opilano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David Pabla having to interfere. 46 minutes into the match, Machigasta's goalkeeper David Pabla had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Bruno Opilano. Alfredo Cordareo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alfredo Cordareo to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute Machigasta were awarded a corner. Alonzo Gauargi went to the cornerflag to take it. Alonzo Gauargi made a great header on Machigasta's corner, it was just that Santillán's Danilo Austin managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 54th of the match, Alfredo Cordareo tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Danilo Austin got in the way and made a wonderful save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Opilano in the 55th minute of play forced Machigasta's goalkeeper David Pabla to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Danilo Austin made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Gaston Berasko sent off a good shot on target. Bruno Opilano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gaston Berasko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 74th minute, Bruno Opilano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. David Pabla was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. After recieving a nice pass, Santillán's Jacinto Havier tried to score from far away in the 82nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Edgardo Peyo during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Machigasta getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Edgardo Peyo hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Aureliano Nahia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but David Pabla was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. If Gaston Berasko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Santillán's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.