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Estadio Clausurada
Spectators: 7037 (Terracing: 5386, Seating: 1651, VIP seats: 0) Ruperto Maule started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, Pantera FC's Arnaldo Quexal got a free kick in the 5th minute. Alejo Quiroga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Adrian Sansone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alejo Quiroga, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 15th minute Ruperto Maule shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Tuste saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 17 minutes into the game, Pantera FC's Dalmacio Benitez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Emanuel Tuste made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Dalmacio Benitez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Clausurada's Emanuel Tuste played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dalmacio Benitez in the 26th minute of play. After 27 played minutes Clausurada got a freekick which was hit by Javier Barbosa. Tadeo Grabiel's late challenge caught a Pantera FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tadeo Grabiel helped the player get up and apologised. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ruperto Maule in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Emanuel Tuste prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Ruperto Maule came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Pantera FC 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 Ruperto Maule couldn't finish the play. Emanuel Tuste made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruperto Maule in the 45th minute of play. Desiderio Avellaneda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half Pantera FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alejo Quiroga made a kick off. After having played for 58 minutes, Alejo Quiroga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Clausurada's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alejo Quiroga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 63rd minute Alejo Quiroga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adrian Sansone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alejo Quiroga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adrian Sansone having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dalmacio Benitez in the 70th minute of play forced Clausurada's goalkeeper Emanuel Tuste to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Dalmacio Benitez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 77 played minutes Clausurada got a freekick which was hit by Ovidio Theobald. In the 80th minute Ruperto Maule shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Tuste saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alejo Quiroga sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Clausurada's zone, Dalmacio Benitez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emanuel Tuste came out of the goal and Dalmacio Benitez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 95th minute, Arnaldo Quexal 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. A collision led to Clausurada getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Maximo Mikelats hit a great ball. Dalmacio Benitez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Tuste having to interfere. Pantera FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.