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Claudio Borghi
Spectators: 7116 (Terracing: 5339, Seating: 1636, VIP seats: 141) TUMBARRANCHOS F.C.'s Paulo Mota started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Paulo Mota fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carman Rafferty having to interfere. In the 8th minute Paulo Mota shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carman Rafferty saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10th minute, Erasmo Millan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 10th minute, Erasmo Millan fired away an extremely well hit free kick, but unfortunately the ball went just outside to the right hand side of Carman Rafferty. Paulo Mota sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 14 minutes into the match, TUMBARRANCHOS F.C.'s Paulo Mota sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carman Rafferty narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 17 minutes into the match, Erasmo Millan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carman Rafferty. EL TIFON DE BOYACA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Erasmo Millan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. A collision led to EL TIFON DE BOYACA getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Remigio Abajas hit a great ball. Carman Rafferty took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erasmo Millan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Paulo Mota came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the TUMBARRANCHOS F.C. 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 Paulo Mota couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, EL TIFON DE BOYACA's Enrique Viviano got a free kick in the 31st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Lucio Vasco during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Leonides Calisto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to TUMBARRANCHOS F.C. getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Filiberto Cortez hit a great ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Enrique Viviano stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, TUMBARRANCHOS F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Enrique Viviano came free, but Jeronimo Jusepe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Paulo Mota fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored TUMBARRANCHOS F.C.'s protests and gave Paulo Mota a yellow card for diving instead. Paulo Mota hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Enrique Viviano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Carman Rafferty made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulo Mota in the 63rd minute of play. In the 64th minute Paulo Mota shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carman Rafferty saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 66th minute Paulo Mota shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carman Rafferty saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 69th minute, TUMBARRANCHOS F.C.'s Paulo Mota ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Carman Rafferty. Carman Rafferty yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. Erasmo Millan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 76th minute, TUMBARRANCHOS F.C.'s Paulo Mota ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Carman Rafferty. Carman Rafferty yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. After a defensive mix-up in EL TIFON DE BOYACA's zone, Erasmo Millan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carman Rafferty came out of the goal and Erasmo Millan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in EL TIFON DE BOYACA's zone, Paulo Mota stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carman Rafferty came out of the goal and Paulo Mota tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Erasmo Millan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the final whistle sounded TUMBARRANCHOS F.C. left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than EL TIFON DE BOYACA.