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Estadio Artigas
Spectators: 6697 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1697, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mariano Falconi kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Napier Rezabal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Piearres Morante saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 4th minute Serafin Tama shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Piearres Morante saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Miro Raedo hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Chale Alastuey hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Napier Rezabal's late challenge caught a Zapara's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Napier Rezabal helped the player get up and apologised. In the 15th minute Napier Rezabal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Piearres Morante saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 22 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Lorenz Riera sped through Artigas's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Eudoxio Costales. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Napier Rezabal in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Piearres Morante prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Lorenz Riera blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eudoxio Costales having to make a save. Napier Rezabal 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. Lorenz Riera sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 45 minutes, Mariano Falconi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zapara's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mariano Falconi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Napier Rezabal made the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes, Artigas's Machado Cervera shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Piearres Morante came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Artigas reached it. Artigas's Eudoxio Costales played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mariano Falconi in the 56th minute of play. Mariano Falconi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eudoxio Costales having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lorenz Riera got free with Eudoxio Costales in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 65 minutes into the match, Artigas's goal looked a bit too open when Mariano Falconi came free, but Eudoxio Costales reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th minute, Serafin Tama made a precise shot to the right of Piearres Morante. Zapara's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Eudoxio Costales made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lorenz Riera in the 71st minute. After 82 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Artigas! Eudoxio Costales made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Falconi in the 94th minute of play. 96 minutes into the match, Zapara's goal looked a bit too open when Napier Rezabal came free, but Piearres Morante reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Serafin Tama came up free with the goalie in the 98th minute, the Artigas 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 Serafin Tama couldn't finish the play. The Zapara players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.