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Azua Campo
Spectators: 6841 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Clemente Zamora got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Urban Jespersson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rodrigo Parra was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Prospero Cisco struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Rodrigo Parra didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AC Cibao. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Urban Jespersson in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rodrigo Parra prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 12 minutes into the match, Azua's goal looked a bit too open when Urban Jespersson came free, but Rodrigo Parra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, Azua's goal looked a bit too open when Prospero Cisco came free, but Rodrigo Parra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the AC Cibao defense, Humberto Willick kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alejandro Franco. The AC Cibao fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alejandro Franco should have stopped the shot. Rodrigo Parra showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Urban Jespersson , who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Prospero Cisco in the 24th minute of play forced Azua's goalkeeper Rodrigo Parra to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rodrigo Parra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Prospero Cisco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodrigo Parra didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Urban Jespersson went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Rodrigo Parra stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Urban Jespersson 's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. Azua's Rodrigo Parra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Urban Jespersson in the 43rd minute of play. Rodrigo Parra showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Urban Jespersson in the 47th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Urban Jespersson to make the kick off. Humberto Willick 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. In the 53rd minute, Clemente Zamora 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. Urban Jespersson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodrigo Parra having to interfere. Azua's Rodrigo Parra proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Azua from getting a goal against them. Urban Jespersson 's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 59thth minute, Rodrigo Parra skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Azua's Rodrigo Parra played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Prospero Cisco in the 60th minute of play. In the 62nd minute Clemente Zamora shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alejandro Franco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Urban Jespersson in the 64thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rodrigo Parra, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 65 minutes into the match, Azua's goal looked a bit too open when Jacinto Cuevas came free, but Rodrigo Parra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th match minute, Azua was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emilio Ferrer to maneuver through the defense. Rodrigo Parra was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Prospero Cisco showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 67 minute of play. Urban Jespersson had several of the Azua's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 70 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-4 score and a disappointed Rodrigo Parra as he didn't even see the shot coming. Through an outstanding action, after 74 minutes, Rodrigo Parra successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Urban Jespersson in the 75thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rodrigo Parra, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A collision led to Azua getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Jorge Valdez hit a great ball. Urban Jespersson s short, quick shot in the 85thth minute got Rodrigo Parra to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Urban Jespersson scored 1-5 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rodrigo Parra, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 92 minutes into the match, AC Cibao's goal looked a bit too open when Clemente Zamora came free, but Alejandro Franco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 94 played minutes AC Cibao got a freekick which was hit by Urban Jespersson . 96 minutes into the match, Azua's goal looked a bit too open when Urban Jespersson came free, but Rodrigo Parra reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 96 minutes into the match, Urban Jespersson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rodrigo Parra. Azua's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Urban Jespersson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-6. The Azua fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. AC Cibao were clearly better and deserved to take the win.