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Concha de tu Hermana
Spectators: 7671 (Terracing: 5754, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fernando Gonza started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Racing Club【LBF】's goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fernando Gonza. Santiago Mele showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Severino Jatsu in the 5th minute of the match. Santiago Mele showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Marchidan, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. With a little luck, Racing Club【LBF】's Cláudio Taffarel got control of the ball when Eustaquio Rolado tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Severino Jatsu in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Santiago Mele saved Sportivo O´connor from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Severino Jatsu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Santiago Mele was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Santiago Mele made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Marchidan in the 15th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emanuel Obafuso in the 17th minute of play forced Sportivo O´connor's goalkeeper Santiago Mele to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Manuel Marchidan in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Santiago Mele prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Sportivo O´connor booed when Racing Club【LBF】 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucho Gonzales didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severino Jatsu in the 29th minute of play forced Sportivo O´connor's goalkeeper Santiago Mele to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 33 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sportivo O´connor's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Severino Jatsu was slow to take the kick. During this time Racing Club【LBF】's players had a chance to rest. Manuel Marchidan made a great header on Racing Club【LBF】's corner, it was just that Sportivo O´connor's Santiago Mele managed to reach the ball for a save. Santiago Mele showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Severino Jatsu in the 36th minute of the match. Santiago Mele showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severino Jatsu, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Lucho Gonzales made in the 40th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Alejo Galoer. Alejo Galoer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Santiago Mele tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Racing Club【LBF】 booed when Sportivo O´connor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eustaquio Rolado didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 46th minute of the match Severino Jatsu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Santiago Mele showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Manuel Marchidan was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute Manuel Marchidan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santiago Mele saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Manuel Marchidan's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 54thth minute, Santiago Mele skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Manuel Marchidan got free with Santiago Mele in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Manuel Marchidans short, quick shot in the 57thth minute got Santiago Mele to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When Olaf Manfeldt fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sportivo O´connor's protests and gave Olaf Manfeldt a yellow card for diving instead. Sportivo O´connor's Santiago Mele proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Sportivo O´connor from getting a goal against them. Severino Jatsu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santiago Mele having to interfere. After having played for 71 minutes, Emanuel Obafuso managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Racing Club【LBF】's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emanuel Obafuso was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Racing Club【LBF】's Jaime Cordero was substituted for Severino Jatsu. Santiago Mele showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaime Cordero in the 74th minute of the match. Santiago Mele took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Marchidan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Santiago Mele showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manuel Marchidan, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Jaime Cordero recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sportivo O´connor made a substitution. Honorio Pio replaced Aristides Gaxan. 86 minutes into the match, Sportivo O´connor's goalkeeper Santiago Mele had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emanuel Obafuso. Fernando Gonza's late challenge caught a Racing Club【LBF】's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fernando Gonza helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Sportivo O´connor getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Fernando Gonza hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Cordero in the 95th minute of play forced Sportivo O´connor's goalkeeper Santiago Mele to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95th minute, Mariano Nesto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 97th minute, Racing Club【LBF】's Manuel Marchidan ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Santiago Mele. Santiago Mele yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-1. Racing Club【LBF】's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.