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Ironville
Spectators: 6787 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Amilcar Nunes kicked off to start the match. Ironville's Augusto Valenzuela played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amilcar Nunes in the 4th minute of play. The attack was good, but when Luis Portillo in the 9th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Salvador Rivero charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Salvador Rivero the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Deris Rey took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Pablo Rey to make any attempt to save it. The supporters of Ironville booed when Washington United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arturo Cabrera didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Washington United's zone, Deris Rey stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pablo Rey came out of the goal and Deris Rey tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 27 minutes into the game, Ironville's Deris Rey nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pablo Rey made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Deris Rey sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 35th match minute, Ironville was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dagoberto Orozco to maneuver through the defense. Amilcar Nunes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Augusto Valenzuela having to interfere. Amilcar Nunes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Amilcar Nunes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Augusto Valenzuela having to interfere. Luis Portillo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Pablo Rey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Christian Paz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Augusto Valenzuela tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Christian Paz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Washington United booed when Ironville was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dagoberto Orozco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pablo Rey showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Portillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Pablo Rey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Deris Rey in the 71st minute of the match. 76 minutes into the match, Luis Portillo notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Washington United's Pablo Rey. Pablo Rey was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Deris Rey received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Pablo Rey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 87th minute, Luis Portillo 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. 89 minutes into the match, Washington United's goal looked a bit too open when Deris Rey came free, but Pablo Rey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 91 minutes into the match, Ironville's goalkeeper Augusto Valenzuela had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Christian Paz. Christian Paz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Ironville fans cheered their team off the field, for while Washington United had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.