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Estadio Tocota
Spectators: 7078 (Terracing: 5409, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 10) When Vinicio Blanco fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Higuerita's protests and gave Vinicio Blanco a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Higuerita booed when Tocota FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Armando Ixaka didn't get a good kick on the ball. Natalio Dominix was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 12th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Marco Naldo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Ovidio Lopez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Honorio Laurentzi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ovidio Lopez having to interfere. When Omar Mincho fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Higuerita's protests and gave Omar Mincho a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Tocota FC booed when Higuerita was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Omar Mincho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tobias Mitxaut sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Elvio Paz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 39 played minutes Tocota FC got a freekick which was hit by Luisito Ospin. Tocota FC's Ovidio Lopez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Honorio Laurentzi in the 40th minute of play. Tocota FC's Armando Ixaka got his second yellow card of the match in the 42nd minute. The referee ordered Armando Ixaka off the ground. In the 43rd minute, Armando Ixaka hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Luisito Ospin in the 58th minute of play forced Higuerita's goalkeeper Tomás Evangelista to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marco Naldo struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Ovidio Lopez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Higuerita. If Tobias Mitxaut had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Placido Florinio kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. When Honorio Laurentzi came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Higuerita fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Honorio Laurentzi couldn't finish the play. If Marco Naldo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 73rd minute, Marco Naldo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Honorio Laurentzi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ovidio Lopez having to interfere. After having played for 78 minutes, Marco Naldo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Higuerita's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marco Naldo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Tobias Mitxaut fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomás Evangelista having to interfere. 87 minutes into the match, Tocota FC's goal looked a bit too open when Honorato Tano came free, but Ovidio Lopez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 89th minute Marco Naldo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ovidio Lopez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Honorio Laurentzi in the 94thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ovidio Lopez, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With his leg Ovidio Lopez managed to avoid a goal in the 96thth minute, when Higuerita's Honorio Laurentzi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Higuerita's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.