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Pedro A. Beltramino
Spectators: 7257 (Terracing: 5444, Seating: 1669, VIP seats: 144) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hernan Bazil got the match started through his kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Chañarmullo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Hernan Bazil came free, but Gerardo Emesto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnaldo Virila kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Omar Noe's late challenge caught a Deportivo Chaco's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Omar Noe helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Chañarmullo FC's Omar Noe got a free kick in the 16th minute. Hernan Bazil blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gerardo Emesto having to make a save. In the 22nd match minute, Deportivo Chaco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Esteve Reynardo to maneuver through the defense. When Hernan Bazil came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Deportivo Chaco 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 Hernan Bazil couldn't finish the play. If Hernan Bazil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 28 minutes into the match, Deportivo Chaco's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Iago came free, but Emiliano Iban reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emiliano Iban made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ceferino Esquipula in the 30th minute of play. Gerardo Emesto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hernan Bazil, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. If Hernan Bazil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chañarmullo FC's Ceferino Esquipula got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ceferino Esquipula sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 47th minute Omar Noe suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Diego Licerio during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Diego Licerio kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ceferino Esquipula to make the kick off. Ceferino Esquipula sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ceferino Esquipula fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emiliano Iban having to interfere. Alejandro Bilintx's late challenge caught a Chañarmullo FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alejandro Bilintx helped the player get up and apologised. 68 minutes into the match, Chañarmullo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Amadeo Bermudez came free, but Gerardo Emesto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Hernan Bazil managed to get in a good position for a shot. Deportivo Chaco's supporters rose to their feet, but Hernan Bazil was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gerardo Emesto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fulgencio Javiar was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 74th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. In the 75th minute Hernan Bazil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gerardo Emesto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Hernan Bazil's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gerardo Emesto was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. In the 79th minute, Hernan Bazil made a precise shot to the right of Gerardo Emesto. Chañarmullo FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. When Diego Licerio came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Deportivo Chaco 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 Diego Licerio couldn't finish the play. Hernan Bazil might have been able to make a better finish in the 85th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gerardo Emesto. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hernan Bazil ran back to his position shaking his head. If Hernan Bazil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Amadeo Bermudez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Amadeo Bermudez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Deportivo Chaco's supporters rose to their feet, but Amadeo Bermudez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gerardo Emesto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Diego Licerio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. For all the effort they put into the match, the Chañarmullo FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Deportivo Chaco.