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Corazón de Minero
Spectators: 7513 (Terracing: 5635, Seating: 1728, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alex Sanchez got the match started through his kick off. Alex Sanchez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Teofilio Rajcevich received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Tanausu De la Cruz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alex Sanchez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 6th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 8 played minutes Barnechea FC got a freekick which was hit by Saverio Landea. Teofilio Rajcevich charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Teofilio Rajcevich the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Barnechea FC getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Teofilio Rajcevich hit a great ball. When Barnechea FC's Teofilio Rajcevich in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gladiacobres's goalie prevented a goal. Natalio Semir struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Krikorian Ibrahimović didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gladiacobres. Alex Sanchez might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Krikorian Ibrahimović. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alex Sanchez ran back to his position shaking his head. Krikorian Ibrahimović came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by Gladiacobres's Natalio Semir. But to his dismay, Natalio Semir quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Saverio Landea kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Barnechea FC's Bernardo Foster got a free kick in the 21st minute. Alex Sanchez succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 28th playminute. With a little luck, Barnechea FC's Krikorian Ibrahimović got control of the ball when Alex Sanchez tried to sneak it across the goal line. Natalio Semir blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Krikorian Ibrahimović having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alex Sanchez got free with Krikorian Ibrahimović in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 34 minutes, Alex Sanchez made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. Barnechea FC's Krikorian Ibrahimović tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Natalio Semir came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Gladiacobres 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 Natalio Semir couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adelio Veloso during the 48th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 47th minute of the game. One of Barnechea FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Gladiacobres:s goal. Avgust Rankov placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The wind increased when Bernardo Foster made the kick off in the second half. Alex Sanchez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Krikorian Ibrahimović having to interfere. After having played for 58 minutes, Ramón Bourchier managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gladiacobres's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ramón Bourchier was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Alex Sanchez came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Gladiacobres 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 Alex Sanchez couldn't finish the play. Ramón Bourchier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Krikorian Ibrahimović tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Sanchez in the 71st minute of play forced Barnechea FC's goalkeeper Krikorian Ibrahimović to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Gladiacobres's Alex Sanchez in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Barnechea FC's goalie prevented a goal. Alex Sanchez might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Krikorian Ibrahimović. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alex Sanchez ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind Barnechea FC's goalkeeper Krikorian Ibrahimović, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Krikorian Ibrahimović stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alex Sanchez's shot from short distance in the 79th minute. The audience was convinced that Alex Sanchez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Krikorian Ibrahimović was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. In the 85th minute, Teofilio Rajcevich reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tanausu De la Cruz. The goal made the score 3-1. Krikorian Ibrahimović showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Sanchez in the 87th minute of the match. Alex Sanchez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Krikorian Ibrahimović read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 91st minute of play. Gladiacobres were awarded a corner in the 93th minute after Barnechea FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Avgust Rankov took the corner. After a defensive mix-up in Barnechea FC's zone, Francisco Alberto Mena stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Krikorian Ibrahimović came out of the goal and Francisco Alberto Mena tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tanausu De la Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Constantino Irarrázaval, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gladiacobres's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.