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Garachiné Estadio
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Andrés Brandao kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Humberto Escobar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Aizprua was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrés Brandao in the 5th minute of play forced ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s goalkeeper Juan Benavides to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Garachiné's zone, Martín Ulloa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Aizprua came out of the goal and Martín Ulloa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 14th minute Martín Ulloa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Aizprua saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 14 minutes into the game, Azael Oberto was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Garachiné's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ the free kick. After 14 played minutes Garachiné got a freekick which was hit by Azael Oberto. After 15 played minutes, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Giancarlo Mora shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Pedro Aizprua came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ reached it. After a defensive mix-up in Garachiné's zone, Martín Ulloa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Aizprua came out of the goal and Martín Ulloa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 25 minutes into the game, ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Martín Ulloa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedro Aizprua made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. The ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ fans' excitement grew in the 31st match minute when ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Humberto Escobar 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 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 39th minute, Martín Ulloa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. A collision led to Garachiné getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Alex Pérez hit a great ball. Martín Ulloa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-7.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Humberto Escobar made a kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Humberto Escobar in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Aizprua saved Garachiné from getting behind. Humberto Escobar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Pedro Aizprua tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedro Aizprua was out of position in the 55 minute of play, and Martín Ulloa capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Martín Ulloa really showed his touch with that goal: 0-8. Humberto Escobar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Aizprua having to make a save. 68 minutes into the game, Humberto Escobar lined in a short shot 0-10 behind a frustrated Pedro Aizprua. Pedro Aizprua was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Martín Ulloa showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-11 in the 71 minute of play. Pedro Aizprua was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Martín Ulloa showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-12 in the 74 minute of play. In the 77th minute Martín Ulloa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Aizprua saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The corner led ►Las Mercedes F.C◄'s Giancarlo Mora to fire away a dangerous shot which Pedro Aizprua despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 80 played minutes ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ got a freekick which was hit by Zheko Kraychev. Martín Ulloa was extremely unlucky when he, in the 87th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 88th of the match, Martín Ulloa tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Pedro Aizprua got in the way and made a wonderful save. In the 89th minute Andrés Brandao shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Benavides saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Martín Ulloa in the 93rd minute of play forced Garachiné's goalkeeper Pedro Aizprua to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 95th play minutes Humberto Escobar shot 0-14, a short shot which went by Pedro Aizprua and just under the crossbar into goal. When the match was over ►Las Mercedes F.C◄ could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Garachiné throughout the match.