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Estadio Rucachoroi
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Leonel Rubio kicked off to start the match. Oscar Franco made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Jairo Criston sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jairo Criston got free with Oscar Franco in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 10 minutes into the match, Rucachoroi AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Emiliano Ugaitz came free, but Mario Jayvier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 13 minutes, Edelmiro Guillem mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Rucachoroi AFC and the Arizona players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 12th minute of the game. One of Rucachoroi AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Arizona:s goal. When Emiliano Ugaitz came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Arizona 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 Emiliano Ugaitz couldn't finish the play. After having played for 24 minutes, Emiliano Ugaitz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arizona's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emiliano Ugaitz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Prospero Cruz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 27 minutes, Emiliano Ugaitz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arizona's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emiliano Ugaitz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 30 minutes into the match, Arizona's goalkeeper Oscar Franco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Evelio Eder. An unexpectedly hard shot by Prospero Cruz in the 32nd minute of play forced Rucachoroi AFC's goalkeeper Mario Jayvier to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mario Jayvier came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Arizona's Adolfo Lazcano. But to his dismay, Adolfo Lazcano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. With a little luck, Arizona's Oscar Franco got control of the ball when Jairo Criston tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 39th minute, Emiliano Ugaitz 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celedonio Ospin in the 40th minute of play forced Arizona's goalkeeper Oscar Franco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 44 minutes into the match, Jairo Criston notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Arizona's Oscar Franco. Oscar Franco was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Celedonio Ospin 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. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Celedonio Ospin was the one to do the kick off. After 55 minutes of play, Rucachoroi AFC's Celedonio Ospin made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Oscar Franco was left in no man's land by his defense there! Başaran Ongen kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. In the 61st minute, Rucachoroi AFC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Emiliano Ugaitz fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Leonel Rubio was extremely unlucky when he, in the 61st minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 63rd minute, Celedonio Ospin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rucachoroi AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Mario Jayvier was a little too slow when Baltasar Banegas got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 66th minute. The score was now 3-3. Mario Jayvier made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Emiliano Ugaitz sent off a good shot on target. When Jairo Criston fell near the penalty area in the 70th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rucachoroi AFC's protests and gave Jairo Criston a yellow card for diving instead. Jairo Criston hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Arizona's Conrado Giraldo got a free kick in the 74th minute. After having played for 75 minutes, Jairo Criston managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rucachoroi AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jairo Criston was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 77 minutes into the match, Rucachoroi AFC's goalkeeper Mario Jayvier had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emiliano Ugaitz. The supporters of Arizona booed when Rucachoroi AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evelio Eder didn't get a good kick on the ball. Oscar Franco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guillermo Goizeder, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Prospero Cruz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arizona's supporters rose to their feet, but Prospero Cruz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mario Jayvier breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arizona's Lucio Venceslas was substituted for Raimundo Errapel. When Evelio Eder fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rucachoroi AFC's protests and gave Evelio Eder a yellow card for diving instead. Evelio Eder hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Emiliano Ugaitz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mario Jayvier having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Rucachoroi AFC's Donato Huly got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Arizona were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.