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Antuco
Spectators: 6415 (Terracing: 5415, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mariano Jax started the match with the kick off. The attack was good, but when Mariano Jax in the 4th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Silvio Arias fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dario Ferrando having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Anastasio Lapurdi during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 7th match minute, Chacarita AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anastasio Lapurdi to maneuver through the defense. When Mariano Jax came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Duchaja 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 Mariano Jax couldn't finish the play. Domingo Illart sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 19th minute, Arnoldo Canor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With an all-out effort, Duchaja's Dario Ferrando threw himself towards the right post 24 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Mariano Jax, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The audience thought a goal was coming when Silvio Arias got free with Dario Ferrando in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Duchaja's Romulo Saturnin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Iratzeder in the 31st minute of play. After 31 played minutes Duchaja got a freekick which was hit by Donato Harriet. In the 33rd minute, Donato Harriet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Silvio Belmiro took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 34th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Romulo Saturnin. Duchaja's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Silvio Arias's late challenge caught a Chacarita AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Silvio Arias helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Duchaja getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Silvio Arias hit a great ball. Dario Ferrando showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariano Jax in the 48th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Martin Iratzeder was the one to do the kick off. After 52 played minutes Duchaja got a freekick which was hit by Evaristo Abeitia. Martin Iratzeder received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Romulo Saturnin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dario Ferrando made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Jax in the 60th minute of play. 62 minutes had been played when some careless play by Chacarita AFC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Damian Gilen was slow to take the kick. During this time Duchaja's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Arnoldo Canor managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Romulo Saturnin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Iratzeder, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Silvio Arias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Martin Iratzeder recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Domingo Illart fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Romulo Saturnin having to interfere. Mariano Jax's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dario Ferrando read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. When Donato Harriet was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 91 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Duchaja's Donato Harriet got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Romulo Saturnin made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Domingo Illart sent off a good shot on target.