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Zavalía
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Dieguito Milito kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Los Gatos Rojos booed when Hydra was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kris Longden didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 4 played minutes Hydra got a freekick which was hit by Delmar Kismi. Los Gatos Rojos's Mariusz Koperski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 10th minute of the match, managed to save Los Gatos Rojos from getting a goal against them. After 14 played minutes Hydra got a freekick which was hit by Laurin Roca. Orlando Chepe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dieguito Milito in the 18th minute of the match. Orlando Chepe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dieguito Milito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo López in the 19th minute of play forced Hydra's goalkeeper Orlando Chepe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mariusz Koperski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leopoldo Ladio in the 24th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dieguito Milito in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Orlando Chepe prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Dieguito Milito's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Orlando Chepe was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. After some careless play in the Los Gatos Rojos defense, Manoel Xavier kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mariusz Koperski. The Los Gatos Rojos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mariusz Koperski should have stopped the shot. Orlando Chepe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustavo López in the 41st minute of play. In the 42nd match minute, Hydra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kris Longden to maneuver through the defense. Mariusz Koperski made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Manoel Xavier sent off a good shot on target. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Manoel Xavier made a kick off. Orlando Chepe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dieguito Milito in the 53rd minute of play. Gustavo López hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Mariusz Koperski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manoel Xavier, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Mariusz Koperski stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leopoldo Ladio's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. Gustavo López hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. A collision led to Hydra getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Rodolfo Arruabarrena hit a great ball. Hydra made a substitution. Mario Emmanuel replaced Leopoldo Ladio. Hydra's Domingos Taurino was substituted for Jannis Van de Loock. Rodolfo Arruabarrena hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind Hydra's goalkeeper Orlando Chepe, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 74 minutes into the match, Los Gatos Rojos's goal looked a bit too open when Mario Emmanuel came free, but Mariusz Koperski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Orlando Chepe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Panos Meintanis, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. In the 77th minute of the match Los Gatos Rojos got a corner. Hydra's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Panos Meintanis ran over to the corner to take the kick. Ruben Reyes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Mariusz Koperski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Los Gatos Rojos's Mariusz Koperski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laurin Roca in the 81st minute of play. Orlando Chepe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dieguito Milito, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dieguito Milito in the 87th minute of play forced Hydra's goalkeeper Orlando Chepe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89th minute of the match Hydra got a corner. Los Gatos Rojos's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mario Emmanuel ran over to the corner to take the kick. Hydra's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.