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Maichin
Spectators: 6697 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1697, VIP seats: 0) Abdul Droguett started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Odol Magofke fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Natalio Iribarren having to interfere. 12 minutes into the match, Cuenca's goal looked a bit too open when Abdul Droguett came free, but Natalio Iribarren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arturo Sudi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ferrán Amezqueta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 24 minutes into the match, Enrique Baracaldo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arturo Sudi. Maichin's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Enrique Baracaldo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Abdul Droguett fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Natalio Iribarren having to interfere. If Ferrán Amezqueta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Regino Solezzi hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Enrique Baracaldo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Arturo Sudi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ferrán Amezqueta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Arturo Sudi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Maichin getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Arnoldo Hesse hit a great ball. If Enrique Baracaldo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 48th minute, Eriberto Villarino 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. The Maichin players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Cuenca were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ferrán Amezqueta to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Cuenca's Enrique Baracaldo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arturo Sudi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Natalio Iribarren came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Maichin's Abdul Droguett. But to his dismay, Abdul Droguett quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. The supporters of Cuenca booed when Maichin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Regino Solezzi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Enrique Baracaldo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Enrique Baracaldo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Arturo Sudi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 76 minutes, Enrique Baracaldo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cuenca's supporters crossed their fingers, but Enrique Baracaldo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Arturo Sudi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ferrán Amezqueta, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. The audience was convinced that Ferrán Amezqueta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arturo Sudi was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. If Ferrán Amezqueta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 89 minutes into the match, Maichin's goal looked a bit too open when Ferrán Amezqueta came free, but Arturo Sudi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 90th minute, Odol Magofke ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Natalio Iribarren was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Cuenca's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.