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Cuarta Urna Stadium
Spectators: 8088 (Terracing: 6067, Seating: 1860, VIP seats: 161) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mauro Guerra made the kick off which started today's match. After 2 minutes, Dagoberto Mejia mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club Olimpia and the Resistencia FC.com players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 2nd minute, Dagoberto Mejia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Resistencia FC.com's zone, Mauro Bautista stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Daniel Pinho came out of the goal and Mauro Bautista tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eraldo Hidalgo acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 13th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Orlando Díaz. The referee felt a red card was in order, 15 minutes into the game, when Shawn Villarreal put in a rough tackle. 15 minutes into the game, one of Club Olimpia:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Resistencia FC.com a penalty, 17 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Camilo Santana, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Club Olimpia's Eraldo Hidalgo. 1-0. When Claudio Villalobos came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Club Olimpia fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Claudio Villalobos couldn't finish the play. Daniel Pinho showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Zepeda, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Luis Zepeda recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luis Zepeda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Resistencia FC.com's Daniel Pinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claudio Villalobos in the 34th minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Resistencia FC.com's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Zepeda came free, but Daniel Pinho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luis Zepeda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Daniel Pinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind Resistencia FC.com's goalkeeper Daniel Pinho, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Luis Zepeda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Pinho having to interfere. Resistencia FC.com's Patricio Machado pulled a muscle in his back after 44 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Camilo Renderos charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Camilo Renderos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 45th minute, Camilo Renderos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when Luis Zepeda made the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jaime Pedrozo during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 52nd minute, Jaime Pedrozo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Club Olimpia's goalkeeper Eraldo Hidalgo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jaime Pedrozo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Pinho having to interfere. After 58 minutes, Edwin Sandoval mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Resistencia FC.com and the Club Olimpia players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee gave Club Olimpia a penalty, 59 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Isaac Gomez, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Resistencia FC.com's Daniel Pinho. 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Pedrozo in the 66th minute of play forced Resistencia FC.com's goalkeeper Daniel Pinho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 67th match minute, Resistencia FC.com was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oswaldo Uranga to maneuver through the defense. Luis Zepeda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Daniel Pinho having to interfere. Jaime Pedrozo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Luis Zepeda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Claudio Villalobos kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Claudio Villalobos kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Luis Zepedas short, quick shot in the 83rdth minute got Daniel Pinho to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Claudio Villalobos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Daniel Pinho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luis Zepeda got free with Daniel Pinho in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 87 minutes, Claudio Villalobos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Club Olimpia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Claudio Villalobos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Resistencia FC.com's Daniel Pinho got control of the ball when Luis Zepeda tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jaime Pedrozo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luis Zepeda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mauro Guerra 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. Edwin Gallegos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Eraldo Hidalgo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Despite being the better team, Club Olimpia failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.