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Julio Martinez Prada
Spectators: 6981 (Terracing: 5981, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Silvestre Fehrman made the kick off which started today's match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Roland Vaccia got free with Arturo Pedraza in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Roland Vaccia came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the U de Chile 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 Roland Vaccia couldn't finish the play. 18 minutes into the game, Javier Cunningham cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Luis Alberto Gaviño was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Arturo Pedraza stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Roland Vaccia's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. Yeray Berger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 30th minute Silvestre Fehrman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luis Alberto Gaviño saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Roland Vaccia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 34 minutes into the match, Universidad Catolica's goal looked a bit too open when Yeray Berger came free, but Arturo Pedraza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Xavi Abusleme charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Xavi Abusleme the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. U de Chile's Luis Alberto Gaviño played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Javier Cunningham in the 38th minute of play. Yeray Berger's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arturo Pedraza read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play.

Yeray Berger recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Yeray Berger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arturo Pedraza having to interfere. Roland Vaccia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arturo Pedraza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roland Vaccia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Unai Fabiani during the 72nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Arturo Pedraza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roland Vaccia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yeray Berger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arturo Pedraza having to interfere. 77 minutes into the match, Universidad Catolica's goal looked a bit too open when Yeray Berger came free, but Arturo Pedraza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Universidad Catolica getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Jose Esteban Píriz hit a great ball. Arturo Pedraza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roland Vaccia in the 78th minute of the match. In the 80th minute Roland Vaccia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arturo Pedraza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Roland Vaccia managed to get in a good position for a shot. U de Chile's supporters rose to their feet, but Roland Vaccia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arturo Pedraza breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yeray Berger in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arturo Pedraza saved Universidad Catolica from getting behind. Yeray Berger's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arturo Pedraza read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. Yeray Berger fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arturo Pedraza having to interfere. After 95 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Universidad Catolica! Sarracino Agurto shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. The U de Chile manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Universidad Catolica to win.