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Espijia
Spectators: 6110 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1100, VIP seats: 10) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Eufemio Sartie took the kick off in the first half of the match. After having played for 2 minutes, Roldán Monje managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Chacra's supporters crossed their fingers, but Roldán Monje was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Orlondón Aballay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Savier Velasco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eufemio Sartie sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Orlondón Aballay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Savier Velasco having to interfere. With a little luck, Chacra's Mariano Musalem got control of the ball when Aristeo Pereira tried to sneak it across the goal line. Aristeo Pereira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 14th of the match, Eufemio Sartie tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Mariano Musalem got in the way and made a wonderful save. Savier Velasco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orlondón Aballay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eufemio Sartie received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Mariano Musalem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Espijia's Savier Velasco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roldán Monje in the 35th minute of play. Aristeo Pereira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Mariano Musalem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 43rd minute, Orlondón Aballay 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. A hard shot 45 in the game by Aristeo Pereira from a close distance when the talented Mariano Musalem managed to make a qualified save. Chacra's players were relieved. 46 minutes into the match, Chacra's Orlondón Aballay sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Savier Velasco narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 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 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Orlondón Aballay to strike the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Espijia's zone, Roldán Monje stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Savier Velasco came out of the goal and Roldán Monje tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eufemio Sartie received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Mariano Musalem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 55 minutes, Remi Quiñones mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Espijia and the Chacra players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 55th match minute, Espijia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Remi Quiñones to maneuver through the defense. After 58 minutes Espijia's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Guido Patterson who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Chacra's corner Guido Patterson fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Savier Velasco quite easily take care of the ball. After a rather tough play, Espijia's Aristeo Pereira got a free kick in the 59th minute. When Aristeo Pereira came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Espijia 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 Aristeo Pereira couldn't finish the play. Eufemio Sartie fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mariano Musalem having to interfere. Mariano Musalem stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eufemio Sartie's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. A collision led to Espijia getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Fernando Olivares hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Orlondón Aballay's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Savier Velasco was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. Aristeo Pereira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gabriel Pradenas kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Savier Velasco didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 93rd minute, which inside left pole to 1-1. Orlondón Aballay recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 97th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.