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Zharzhan
Spectators: 7647 (Terracing: 5977, Seating: 1550, VIP seats: 120) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Costante Ferreras kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute Jorge Arandojo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maximo Valdeon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 7th minute, Sergio Dulanto ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maximo Valdeon was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Maximo Valdeon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergio Dulanto in the 12th minute of play. Maximo Valdeon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Oria in the 15th minute of the match. Alejandro Marti hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. In the 25th minute Alfredo Oria shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maximo Valdeon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Zharzhan defense, Sergio Dulanto kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Maximo Valdeon. The Zharzhan fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Maximo Valdeon should have stopped the shot. If Alfredo Oria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 31st minute Sergio Dulanto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maximo Valdeon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Uriel Sella hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Zharzhan's Maximo Valdeon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergio Dulanto in the 33rd minute of play. Maximo Valdeon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergio Dulanto in the 35th minute of play. 40 minutes into the game, UD Tigua's Sergio Dulanto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Maximo Valdeon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sergio Dulanto to strike the kick off in the second half. Sergio Dulanto received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Maximo Valdeon came out and tried to block the shot, but Sergio Dulanto slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 54th minute. In the 59th minute Sergio Dulanto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maximo Valdeon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Zharzhan's Alberto Velaz got a free kick in the 60th minute. UD Tigua's Marlon Carrete shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 61st minute of play. The shot was stopped by Maximo Valdeon but with some difficulty. The audience thought it was a sure goal in the 64th minute, when UD Tigua's Marlon Carrete after having done a great run through the defense got himself free with Maximo Valdeon in Zharzhan's goal and fired away a shot, but it missed the goal by a fraction of an inch. Zharzhan's Maximo Valdeon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergio Dulanto in the 66th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Zharzhan's goal looked a bit too open when Jorge Arandojo came free, but Maximo Valdeon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st minute, Alejandro Marti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 83rd minute, Uriel Sella hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Vicente Riva in the 84th minute really tested Maximo Valdeon's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Maximo Valdeon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximo Muelas in the 89th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 92 minutes, Sergio Dulanto took a quick shot and it went in 0-5 without a chance for Maximo Valdeon to make any attempt to save it. When the match was over UD Tigua could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Zharzhan throughout the match.