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Gilberto Tapia Novoa
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1400, VIP seats: 100) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Efraín Varela took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Efraín Varela in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fulco De Rurange prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Xamín Bustillos shot the penalty kick right outside the post. In the 13th match minute, deporte iquique was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Xamín Bustillos to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Pere Jordi Mannhardt managed to avoid a goal in the 15thth minute, when Atlético Comercio's Lautaro Herreros fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The audience was convinced that Efraín Varela's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fulco De Rurange was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. After 23 minutes of play, deporte iquique's Efraín Varela made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fulco De Rurange was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 27th play minutes Efraín Varela shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Fulco De Rurange and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 30th minute, Nafarroa Boll hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lautaro Herreros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Igon Aravena received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Fulco De Rurange tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fulco De Rurange came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by deporte iquique's Igon Aravena. But to his dismay, Igon Aravena quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Efraín Varela in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fulco De Rurange prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Atlético Comercio's Fulco De Rurange played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Igon Aravena in the 46th minute of play. Lautaro Herreros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 49th minute. Pere Jordi Mannhardt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Eliseo Bühler stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Eliseo Bühler received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Pere Jordi Mannhardt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Igon Aravena managed to get in a good position for a shot. deporte iquique's supporters rose to their feet, but Igon Aravena was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fulco De Rurange breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 58th match minute, Atlético Comercio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Toni Delporte to maneuver through the defense. Fulco De Rurange made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Igon Aravena sent off a good shot on target. Fulco De Rurange showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Efraín Varela in the 69th minute of the match. Fulco De Rurange showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Efraín Varela, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. If Igon Aravena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nafarroa Boll could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Fulco De Rurange made a huge save. 85 minutes into the match, deporte iquique's goal looked a bit too open when Eliseo Bühler came free, but Pere Jordi Mannhardt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th match minute, Atlético Comercio was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juan Alberto Cañas to maneuver through the defense. Igon Aravena who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 89thth minute tested the skills of Fulco De Rurange when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 90 played minutes Atlético Comercio got a freekick which was hit by Dionisio Zarricueta. deporte iquique's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Xamín Bustillos in the 93rd minute. deporte iquique's Xamín Bustillos was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Fulco De Rurange in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Igon Aravena fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fulco De Rurange having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched deporte iquique eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.