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Arena Bruno Marco
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) An unexpectedly hard shot by Kim Heers in the 7th minute of play forced ✪ ✪ Barrio Norte FC ✪ ✪'s goalkeeper Valentin Ospetsu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ofelio Galván in the 11thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ariel Balboa, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Ariel Balboa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bruno Marco in the 17th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Orfilio Orbañanos in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Valentin Ospetsu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. U. de Tarapacá's Muharrem Duman quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Juan Luis Potts, made in the 23rd minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Orfilio Orbañanos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Valentin Ospetsu was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. The supporters of ✪ ✪ Barrio Norte FC ✪ ✪ booed when U. de Tarapacá was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Muharrem Duman didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Marco in the 27th minute of play forced U. de Tarapacá's goalkeeper Ariel Balboa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valentin Ospetsu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Orfilio Orbañanos's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. 32 minutes into the match, U. de Tarapacá's goalkeeper Ariel Balboa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ofelio Galván. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orfilio Orbañanos in the 33rd minute of play forced ✪ ✪ Barrio Norte FC ✪ ✪'s goalkeeper Valentin Ospetsu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Samuel Abel got free with Ariel Balboa in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. U. de Tarapacá's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mark Devia in the 41st minute. If Orfilio Orbañanos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ofelio Galván made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Marco in the 55th minute of play forced U. de Tarapacá's goalkeeper Ariel Balboa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Valentin Ospetsu was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Orfilio Orbañanos showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-1 in the 59 minute of play. U. de Tarapacá's Domingo Barcena was substituted for Orfilio Orbañanos. Mark Devia hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. U. de Tarapacá's attentive León Philippi managed to snatch the ball when Romeo Santa María made a throw-in in the 76th minute of the game. Valentin Ospetsu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Domingo Barcena in the 78th minute of the match. Ariel Balboa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Iván Luis Zamorano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th match minute, ✪ ✪ Barrio Norte FC ✪ ✪ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juan Luis Potts to maneuver through the defense. In the 92ndth minute of the game Domingo Barcena who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ✪ ✪ Barrio Norte FC ✪ ✪'s Valentin Ospetsu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The U. de Tarapacá players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.