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Ciudad de Bragado
Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Uriel Estefan started the match with the kick off. 7 minutes into the match, Bragado For Ever's goal looked a bit too open when Arnoldo Ibañez came free, but Lázaro Ciano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Arnoldo Ibañez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lázaro Ciano was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. A collision led to Bragado For Ever getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Gregorio Calixto hit a great ball. Arnoldo Ibañez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Bragado For Ever getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Uriel Estefan hit a great ball. If Jose Nuñez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 22 minutes into the match, Bragado For Ever's goal looked a bit too open when Arnoldo Ibañez came free, but Lázaro Ciano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 26 minutes into the game, Salvador Astrada was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Napostá's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bragado For Ever the free kick. After a rather tough play, Napostá's Salvador Astrada got a free kick in the 26th minute. In the 30thth minute of the game Uriel Estefan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Napostá's Adrian Toro was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Edgard Guzman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adrian Toro having to interfere. Arnoldo Ibañez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Lázaro Ciano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Arnoldo Ibañez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arnoldo Ibañez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Lázaro Ciano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edgard Guzman got free with Adrian Toro in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lázaro Ciano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jose Nuñez, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arnoldo Ibañez to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Arnoldo Ibañez dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Lázaro Ciano, 0-1. Aquiles Brais hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Fausto Muc kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. 66 minutes into the match, Bragado For Ever's goal looked a bit too open when Arnoldo Ibañez came free, but Lázaro Ciano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lázaro Ciano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnoldo Ibañez, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Edgard Guzman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arnoldo Ibañez during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 72nd minute, Arnoldo Ibañez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Venancio Egoitz hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. 76 minutes into the match, Bragado For Ever's Aquiles Brais broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Lázaro Ciano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Salvador Astrada, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind Napostá's goalkeeper Adrian Toro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Uriel Estefan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Napostá's goalkeeper Adrian Toro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jose Nuñez came free with the goalkeeper in the 91st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Lázaro Ciano could save by the left post. 94 minutes into the match, Napostá's goal looked a bit too open when Albino Acuña came free, but Adrian Toro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Napostá walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.