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estadio el teniente
Spectators: 7377 (Terracing: 5534, Seating: 1696, VIP seats: 147) Cobre AFC's Juan Fernando Mira started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Edilberto Seraín managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chanqueahue FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Edilberto Seraín was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Esteban Mantzke breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Esteban José Polanco was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Juanjo Manzur. Esteban José Polanco made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Diego Armando Diaz de Andrade sent off a good shot on target. In the 8th minute, Juan Fernando Mira hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Juan Fernando Mira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Esteban José Polanco was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. In the 14th match minute, Cobre AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gerardo Baehr to maneuver through the defense. Esteban Mantzke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Javier Julio in the 16th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Juan Fernando Mira had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Esteban José Polanco. Chanqueahue FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Juan Fernando Mira was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Esteban Mantzke came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Chanqueahue FC's Victoro Mahns. But to his dismay, Victoro Mahns quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in Chanqueahue FC's zone, Diego Armando Diaz de Andrade stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Esteban José Polanco came out of the goal and Diego Armando Diaz de Andrade tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With his leg Esteban José Polanco managed to avoid a goal in the 33rdth minute, when Cobre AFC's Juan Fernando Mira fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Juan Fernando Mira sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 37 minutes into the match, Chanqueahue FC's goalkeeper Esteban José Polanco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Juan Fernando Mira. 37 minutes into the match, Chanqueahue FC's goalkeeper Esteban José Polanco had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Juan Fernando Mira. After a defensive mix-up in Chanqueahue FC's zone, Juan Fernando Mira stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Esteban José Polanco came out of the goal and Juan Fernando Mira tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Diego Armando Diaz de Andrade fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Esteban José Polanco having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edilberto Seraín to make the kick off. Victoro Mahns 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. Esteban Mantzke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edilberto Seraín, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 57thth minute of the game Juan Fernando Mira who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Chanqueahue FC's Esteban José Polanco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Diego Armando Diaz de Andrade struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Esteban José Polanco didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cobre AFC. In the 64th minute Diego Armando Diaz de Andrade shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esteban José Polanco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cobre AFC's Esteban Mantzke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Javier Julio in the 66th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Juan Fernando Mira in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Esteban José Polanco saved Chanqueahue FC from getting behind. Esteban Mantzke made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Victoro Mahns sent off a good shot on target. After 70 played minutes Cobre AFC got a freekick which was hit by Franco Serna. When Matteo Piñera fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cobre AFC's protests and gave Matteo Piñera a yellow card for diving instead. Matteo Piñera kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. 81 minutes into the match, Victoro Mahns had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Esteban Mantzke. Cobre AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Victoro Mahns was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. In the 84th match minute, Cobre AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gerardo Baehr to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Diego Armando Diaz de Andrade managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cobre AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Diego Armando Diaz de Andrade was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Esteban José Polanco breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Diego Armando Diaz de Andrade had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Cobre AFC fans' excitement grew in the 92nd match minute when Cobre AFC's Juan Fernando Mira looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.