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Loncopué
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Amado Estebe started the match with the kick off. Dario Gallardo made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Amado Estebe sent off a good shot on target. Amado Estebe might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dario Gallardo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Amado Estebe ran back to his position shaking his head. 7 minutes into the game, Edelmiro Silbestre was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sugaritas FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Loncopué the free kick. Julian Gau sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 12 played minutes Sugaritas FC got a freekick which was hit by Ciro Onofre. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Delmar Fernanco during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Loncopué's Delmar Fernanco got a free kick in the 15th minute. Leonardo Ciano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicanor Blai, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nicanor Blai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amado Estebe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Dario Gallardo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fabio Afonso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amado Estebe could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Dario Gallardo made a huge save. Julian Gau received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Dario Gallardo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 39 minutes into the match, Sugaritas FC's goalkeeper Dario Gallardo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Amado Estebe. Loncopué's Amado Estebe got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 43rd minute, Loncopué's Julian Gau dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nicanor Blai to strike the kick off in the second half. Leonardo Ciano stood somewhat misplaced when Nicanor Blai came free in front of goal and shot 1-1 to the left of him in the 52 minute. Julian Gau scored 2-1 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Dario Gallardo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 67 minutes of play, Sugaritas FC's Nicanor Blai made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leonardo Ciano was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Amado Estebe in the 76th minute of play forced Sugaritas FC's goalkeeper Dario Gallardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 78th minute Julian Gau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dario Gallardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 81 minutes, Nicanor Blai made it 2-3 with a short kick to the right side. Loncopué's Leonardo Ciano tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Nicanor Blai did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-4 to the left of a surprised Leonardo Ciano 88 minutes into the match. Cristian Transito hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. In the 93rd match minute, Loncopué was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristian Transito to maneuver through the defense. Sugaritas FC's Ciro Onofre shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 95th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Leonardo Ciano but with some difficulty. After 95 minutes, Leonel Firmo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Loncopué and the Sugaritas FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 96 played minutes Loncopué got a freekick which was hit by Leonel Firmo. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Sugaritas FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.