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Estadio Solís
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, 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. Celedonio Eguntsenti started the match with the kick off. Angelino Castulo kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Marcos Raebert managed to get in a good position for a shot. Club 9 de julio's supporters rose to their feet, but Marcos Raebert was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Elias Enmanuel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jaime Gartzea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celedonio Eguntsenti, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Valle's Elias Enmanuel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Valle from getting a goal against them. In the 16th minute of the match Club 9 de julio got a corner. Valle's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jacinto Astudillo ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Jacinto Astudillo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Valle's Elias Enmanuel did a great save. Celedonio Eguntsenti took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jaime Gartzea. Jaime Gartzea dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Club 9 de julio's Basilio Quilo quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Amancio Emesto, made in the 24th minute of the game. Club 9 de julio's Fabian Weterio managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Eustacio Naldo in the 28 minute of the game. Nicasio Farias took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 31st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Elias Enmanuel. Valle's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adrian Refugio during the 33rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Valle's Adrian Refugio got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Marcos Raebert in the 34thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Elias Enmanuel, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Marcos Raebert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jacinto Astudillo lost his temper 41 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 42 played minutes Club 9 de julio got a freekick which was hit by Jacinto Astudillo. In the 43rd minute, Amancio Emesto 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. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Natalio Felo stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th match minute, Club 9 de julio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcos Raebert to maneuver through the defense. Amancio Emesto's shot from long distance in the 55th minute was not bad at all, but Club 9 de julio's Jaime Gartzea knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. Adrian Refugio came free with the goalkeeper in the 58th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Jaime Gartzea could save by the left post. Angelino Castulo charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Angelino Castulo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Celedonio Eguntsenti blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jaime Gartzea having to make a save. 61 minutes into the game, Adrian Refugio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Jaime Gartzea was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Basilio Quilo kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Club 9 de julio's Marcos Raebert got a free kick in the 66th minute. Natalio Felo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Elias Enmanuel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Fabian Weterio fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Club 9 de julio's protests and gave Fabian Weterio a yellow card for diving instead. Fabian Weterio hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Jaime Gartzea made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adrian Refugio in the 79th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicasio Farias in the 80th minute of play forced Valle's goalkeeper Elias Enmanuel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute, Natalio Felo made a precise shot to the right of Elias Enmanuel. Valle's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. 94 minutes into the match, Club 9 de julio's goal looked a bit too open when Celedonio Eguntsenti came free, but Jaime Gartzea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The long shot by Santiago Cilio in the 97th minute really tested Jaime Gartzea'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. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Valle eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.