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Estadio Huaco
Spectators: 6625 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1625, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Faustino Rudolfo started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Julian Lia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zacarias Senon was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. Zacarias Senon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Julian Lia in the 6th minute of play. 7 minutes into the match, Gimena's goal looked a bit too open when Julian Lia came free, but Zacarias Senon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sergio Handi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zacarias Senon having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ladislao Vedillo in the 12th minute of play forced Gimena's goalkeeper Zacarias Senon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Julian Lia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Faustino Rudolfo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Patricio Orixe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 24th minute Váldson Valladares shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patricio Orixe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Juan Xabat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Patricio Orixe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 28th minute, Gimena's Bernabe Heriberto seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Bernabe Heriberto the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Gimena protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Bernabe Heriberto had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 27 minutes into the game, one of Gimena:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Patricio Orixe made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Faustino Rudolfo sent off a good shot on target. In the 38th minute, Váldson Valladares 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. If Váldson Valladares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Patricio Orixe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Xabat in the 53rd minute of the match. In the 58th match minute, Urdampilleta FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sergio Handi to maneuver through the defense. 60 minutes into the match, Urdampilleta FC's goal looked a bit too open when Faustino Rudolfo came free, but Patricio Orixe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Váldson Valladares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Patricio Orixe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zacarias Senon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergio Handi, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Severino Ramos during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Severino Ramos hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Zacarias Senon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergio Handi in the 73rd minute of play. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gimena's goalkeeper Zacarias Senon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Váldson Valladares during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The audience was convinced that Faustino Rudolfo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Patricio Orixe was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.