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Esquina
Spectators: 6701 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1701, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Juan Pablo Isamit started the match with the kick off. In the 3rdth minute of the game Juan Pablo Isamit who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but El Trebol's Marcelo Scapini was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Eustaquio Morillo's late challenge caught a Esquina FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eustaquio Morillo helped the player get up and apologised. Juan Pablo Isamit received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Marcelo Scapini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Juan Pablo Isamit's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcelo Scapini was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. 22 minutes into the match, El Trebol's goal looked a bit too open when Juan Pablo Isamit came free, but Marcelo Scapini reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 25 minutes, Juan Pablo Isamit managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Esquina FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Juan Pablo Isamit was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jaime Kroon got free with Marcelo Scapini in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jaime Kroon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Marcelo Scapini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Jaime Kroon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Juan Pablo Isamit received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Marcelo Scapini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jaime Kroon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marcelo Scapini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Juan Antonio Mella, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Esquina FC's Jaime Kroon got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Andolín Papic to strike the kick off in the second half. Marcelo Scapini showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Pablo Isamit in the 53rd minute of the match. Jaime Kroon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcelo Scapini having to interfere. In the 57th minute, Eustaquio Morillo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Esquina FC's Juan Pablo Isamit got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 67 minutes of play, Esquina FC's Juan Pablo Isamit made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcelo Scapini was left in no man's land by his defense there! Juan Pablo Isamit took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marcelo Scapini. Marcelo Scapini dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. In the 81st minute, Juan Pablo Isamit ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcelo Scapini was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. El Trebol's Marcelo Scapini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaime Kroon in the 84th minute of play. Jaime Kroon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Marcelo Scapini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 88th minute, Juan Pablo Isamit 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. Esquina FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.