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Alberto Larraguibel
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ignacio Guillestegui took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of Mallleco Unido booed when Khalil Gibran was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adalberto Goicoechea didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 4th minute, Quintín Devoto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Ignacio Guillestegui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 10th minute, Leopoldo Jacinto Giagier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Khalil Gibran's Ignacio Guillestegui got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Javier Peñafiel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ignacio Guillestegui, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. After some careless play in the Mallleco Unido defense, Ignacio Guillestegui kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Javier Peñafiel. The Mallleco Unido fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Javier Peñafiel should have stopped the shot. If Florentino Mansilla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignacio Guillestegui in the 27th minute of play forced Mallleco Unido's goalkeeper Javier Peñafiel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ignacio Guillestegui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Javier Peñafiel having to interfere. Javier Peñafiel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ignacio Guillestegui in the 33rd minute of play. If Ignacio Guillestegui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. José Antonio Arriaza struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Javier Peñafiel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Khalil Gibran. Ignacio Guillestegui struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Javier Peñafiel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Khalil Gibran. Khalil Gibran were awarded a corner in the 46th minute after Mallleco Unido's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. José Antonio Arriaza took the corner. After taking down the ball on Khalil Gibran's corner José Antonio Arriaza fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Javier Peñafiel quite easily take care of the ball. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Florentino Mansilla made a kick off. The audience was convinced that Florentino Mansilla's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eladio Villarreal was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. The throw-in from Adalberto Goicoechea in the 54th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Mallleco Unido's Mark Wittemberg. Khalil Gibran's Eladio Villarreal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Florentino Mansilla in the 55th minute of play. In the 60th minute Cristián Partarrieu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eladio Villarreal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eladio Villarreal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Florentino Mansilla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Florín Canal's late challenge caught a Khalil Gibran's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Florín Canal helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Mallleco Unido's Florín Canal got a free kick in the 67th minute. José Antonio Arriaza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Javier Peñafiel having to interfere. If Ignacio Guillestegui had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 76th match minute, Mallleco Unido was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juan Cristóbal Macera to maneuver through the defense. Javier Peñafiel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignacio Guillestegui in the 78th minute of the match. After 82 minutes, Florentino Mansilla mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mallleco Unido and the Khalil Gibran players grew even worse after the yellow card. Florentino Mansilla hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Leopoldo Jacinto Giagier hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. In the 94thth minute of the game Florentino Mansilla who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Khalil Gibran's Eladio Villarreal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Quentín Olarra during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Khalil Gibran eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.