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Estadio Metán
Spectators: 7102 (Terracing: 5432, Seating: 1550, VIP seats: 120) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luis Guillem kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Corazzi's Guido Neto got a free kick in the 5th minute. Metán's Luis Guillem got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Felipe Theodore managed to get in a good position for a shot. Metán's supporters rose to their feet, but Felipe Theodore was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rodrigo Olayo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bernabe Jakobe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Alejo Ebardo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bernabe Jakobe recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 17 minutes, Bernabe Jakobe managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Corazzi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bernabe Jakobe was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Felipe Theodore sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 26 minutes into the match, Metán's goal looked a bit too open when Claudio Montrelle came free, but Alejo Ebardo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alejo Ebardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernabe Jakobe in the 27th minute of play. After 29 minutes, Samuel Arias mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Metán and the Corazzi players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Metán fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 28th minute. Penalty! If Luis Guillem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Claudio Montrelle came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Corazzi 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 Claudio Montrelle couldn't finish the play. In the 38th minute, Silvano Cucao hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bernabe Jakobe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Alejo Ebardo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Claudio Montrelle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Claudio Montrelle in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alejo Ebardo saved Metán from getting behind. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Claudio Montrelle stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With his leg Alejo Ebardo managed to avoid a goal in the 51stth minute, when Corazzi's Claudio Montrelle fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Alejo Ebardo was out of position in the 55 minute of play, and Claudio Montrelle capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Claudio Montrelle really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. Bernabe Jakobe might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alejo Ebardo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bernabe Jakobe ran back to his position shaking his head. Corazzi's Rodrigo Olayo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Guillem in the 67th minute of play. The long shot by Paolo Oier in the 71st minute really tested Alejo Ebardo's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After 75 minutes of play, Corazzi's Bernabe Jakobe made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alejo Ebardo was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 78 played minutes Corazzi got a freekick which was hit by Aaron Sesuldo. A hard shot by Paolo Oier from long distance, 81 minutes into the match, got Alejo Ebardo's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Alejo Ebardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudio Montrelle in the 87th minute of play. If Felipe Theodore had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aaron Sesuldo during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 90th match minute, Corazzi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aaron Sesuldo to maneuver through the defense. The Metán supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Corazzi's performance. The match ended with a win for Corazzi.