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Maimará
Spectators: 7304 (Terracing: 5514, Seating: 1690, VIP seats: 100) N. Chicago's Higinio Salomon started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Eliseo Juvenal made a precise shot to the right of Gonzalo Neto. N. Chicago's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Higinio Salomon in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tomás Senio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of N. Chicago booed when Los Correcaminos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fausto Herauso didn't get a good kick on the ball. 18 minutes into the game, Higinio Salomon lined in a short shot 1-1 behind a frustrated Tomás Senio. N. Chicago's Lisandro Lartaun got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 22nd minute of the game. One of Los Correcaminos:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of N. Chicago:s goal. Cristian Indar charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cristian Indar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A hard shot 28 in the game by Higinio Salomon from a close distance when the talented Tomás Senio managed to make a qualified save. Los Correcaminos's players were relieved. In the 30th minute Higinio Salomon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomás Senio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Cosme Laurgain came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the N. Chicago fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cosme Laurgain couldn't finish the play. Tomás Senio made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Lisandro Lartaun sent off a good shot on target. Tomás Senio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Higinio Salomon's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. Tomás Senio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Higinio Salomon, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Tomás Senio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Higinio Salomon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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 2-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Eliseo Juvenal was the one to do the kick off. In the 56th minute, Guido Bilbo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Geronimo Frechoso from long distance, 57 minutes into the match, got Gonzalo Neto's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Los Correcaminos's Tomás Senio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Higinio Salomon in the 59th minute of play. Gonzalo Neto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eliseo Juvenal in the 62nd minute of the match. N. Chicago's Gonzalo Neto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eliseo Juvenal in the 64th minute of play. In the 67th minute, Higinio Salomon ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tomás Senio was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. In the 71st minute, Higinio Salomon made a precise shot to the right of Tomás Senio. Los Correcaminos's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. In the 74th match minute, Los Correcaminos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonides Bernebe to maneuver through the defense. 77 minutes into the game, Cosme Laurgain was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. N. Chicago's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Los Correcaminos the free kick. After a defensive mix-up in Los Correcaminos's zone, Roberto Brion stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tomás Senio came out of the goal and Roberto Brion tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Los Correcaminos getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Eliseo Juvenal hit a great ball. The N. Chicago fans' excitement grew in the 83rd match minute when N. Chicago's Higinio Salomon looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The supporters of N. Chicago booed when Los Correcaminos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eliseo Juvenal didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Lisandro Lartaun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomás Senio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Higinio Salomon's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. Tomás Senio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Higinio Salomon in the 91st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Los Correcaminos's Geronimo Frechoso got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Tomás Senio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Higinio Salomon's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. Tomás Senio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Roberto Brion went, in the 96th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-1 was the resulting score. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. N. Chicago had played much better football throughout.