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Cerro Sur Azul
Spectators: 7755 (Terracing: 6055, Seating: 1550, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Johnathan Rowett made the kick off which started today's match. Merlin Nef didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Joel Arteche went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. If Rafael Maria Carson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Arteche in the 11th minute of play forced C.D. Meseta Azul's goalkeeper Merlin Nef to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Romeo Durney managed to get in a good position for a shot. CD La Serena's supporters rose to their feet, but Romeo Durney was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Merlin Nef breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, CD La Serena's Joel Arteche got a free kick in the 17th minute. Rafael Maria Carson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Merlin Nef having to make a save. In the 27th minute Eufemio Friz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Merlin Nef saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joel Arteche fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Merlin Nef having to interfere. If Robert Callejas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 31st match minute, CD La Serena was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eufemio Friz to maneuver through the defense. Eufemio Friz 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. In the 40th match minute, CD La Serena was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Ramon Ayorecha to maneuver through the defense. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

After a rather tough play, CD La Serena's Arcadio Pastene got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Joel Arteche hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. If Filomeno Barcena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 65th minute Robert Callejas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luis Javier Gálvez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 72nd match minute, CD La Serena was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arcadio Pastene to maneuver through the defense. C.D. Meseta Azul's Merlin Nef proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save C.D. Meseta Azul from getting a goal against them. In the 74th minute, Patricio Marinovic hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eufemio Friz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Merlin Nef tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind C.D. Meseta Azul's goalkeeper Merlin Nef, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the last second Merlin Nef throw himself and got hold of the ball when Eufemio Friz in the 80thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mauricio Oropesa during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, CD La Serena's Mauricio Oropesa got a free kick in the 82nd minute. If Jose Ramon Ayorecha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Romeo Durney in the 89th minute of play forced C.D. Meseta Azul's goalkeeper Merlin Nef to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rafael Maria Carson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Merlin Nef tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.