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Estadio Ayapaso
Spectators: 6669 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1669, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Blas Arnau started the match with the kick off. Maximo Maties fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicolas Caradaro having to interfere. When Jeronimo Koldo fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SMK-C.A.I's protests and gave Jeronimo Koldo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 5th minute, Jeronimo Koldo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 7th minute of the match Baltasar Mark shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nicolas Caradaro showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Nicolas Caradaro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Maximo Maties's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Blas Arnau in the 12th minute of play forced Tacuarendí AFC's goalkeeper Omar Eufrasio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute, Blas Arnau 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. Nicolas Caradaro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfonso Ospetsu in the 26th minute of the match. If Maximo Maties had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Alfonso Ospetsu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nicolas Caradaro was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Alfonso Ospetsu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Nicolas Caradaro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 40th minute, Alfonso Ospetsu 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. Alfonso Ospetsu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicolas Caradaro having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Maximo Maties managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tacuarendí AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Maximo Maties was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nicolas Caradaro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jeronimo Koldo hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alfonso Ospetsu in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nicolas Caradaro prevented the ball from getting in the gole.

Alfonso Ospetsu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Nicolas Caradaro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tacuarendí AFC's Maximo Maties suffered a sore thigh after 55 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adan Franco during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 59 minutes into the game, Tacuarendí AFC's Alfonso Ospetsu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nicolas Caradaro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Erasmo Joseph fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicolas Caradaro having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Francisco Beturian got free with Nicolas Caradaro in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 69 minutes, Anastasio Figueroa mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SMK-C.A.I and the Tacuarendí AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Alfonso Ospetsu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicolas Caradaro having to interfere. With his leg Nicolas Caradaro managed to avoid a goal in the 74thth minute, when Tacuarendí AFC's Javier Olayo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Erasmo Joseph received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Nicolas Caradaro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 83rd minute Jimeno Teodor shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicolas Caradaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alfonso Ospetsu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alfonso Ospetsus short, quick shot in the 89thth minute got Nicolas Caradaro to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Blas Arnau sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tacuarendí AFC played a much better game than SMK-C.A.I and deserved their victory. The SMK-C.A.I players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.