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LA ESTANCIA
Spectators: 7749 (Terracing: 5813, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Vladimiro Urtsua kicked off to start the match. Damian Deunoro took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 3rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for David Schembri. Northern California's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. David Schembri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Julio Lain, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ismael Bihar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Serafin Ilazki in the 5th minute of the match. David Schembri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julio Lain in the 7th minute of play. The supporters of Northern California booed when Cochisuma was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sílvio Luiz Mendonça didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ismael Bihar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Guillelme in the 9th minute of the match. Ismael Bihar made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Leandro Chorche sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fabio Monte got free with Ismael Bihar in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 16 minutes into the match, Cochisuma's goal looked a bit too open when Antonio Guillelme came free, but Ismael Bihar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. David Schembri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julio Lain in the 17th minute of the match. 18 minutes in the game, Julio Lain dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. 19 minutes into the game, Hector Garin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Northern California's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cochisuma the free kick. A collision led to Northern California getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Hector Garin hit a great ball. With a little luck, Cochisuma's Ismael Bihar got control of the ball when Leandro Chorche tried to sneak it across the goal line. David Schembri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saturnino Paez, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. David Schembri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saturnino Paez in the 32nd minute of the match. Ismael Bihar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hector Martxel in the 33rd minute of the match. In the 36th minute Sílvio Luiz Mendonça shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Schembri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ismael Bihar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Serafin Ilazki in the 37th minute. 39 minutes into the match, Northern California's goal looked a bit too open when Vladimiro Urtsua came free, but David Schembri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 41 played minutes Cochisuma got a freekick which was hit by Costin Negreanu. After a rather tough play, Cochisuma's Anier Urbasa got a free kick in the 45th minute. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fabio Monte to strike the kick off in the second half. Ismael Bihar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serafin Ilazki, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. When Vladimiro Urtsua fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cochisuma's protests and gave Vladimiro Urtsua a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Cochisuma getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Vladimiro Urtsua hit a great ball. Cochisuma's Ismael Bihar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonio Guillelme in the 62nd minute of play. In the 67th minute Fabio Monte shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ismael Bihar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 70 minutes, Fabio Monte made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Cochisuma's Ismael Bihar tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sílvio Luiz Mendonça during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Northern California booed when Cochisuma was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sílvio Luiz Mendonça didn't get a good kick on the ball. David Schembri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sílvio Luiz Mendonça, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 81 minutes into the match, Northern California's goal looked a bit too open when Julio Lain came free, but David Schembri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ismael Bihar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Serafin Ilazki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Northern California's David Schembri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vladimiro Urtsua in the 87th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 88 minutes, David Schembri successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The supporters of Northern California booed when Cochisuma was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Saturnino Paez didn't get a good kick on the ball. 92 minutes into the game, Julio Lain recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of David Schembri. Julio Lain showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1.