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Widnes Stadium
Spectators: 6774 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 0) Edgardo Jimenez struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Marvin Barraza didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Widnes United. Marvin Barraza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eraldo Bustamante, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Antonio Erazo in the 16th minute of play forced Widnes United's goalkeeper Mauro Paredes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Odir Mayen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Mauro Paredes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Odir Mayen in the 23rd minute of play forced Widnes United's goalkeeper Mauro Paredes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marvin Barraza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eraldo Bustamante in the 30th minute of the match. A collision led to Wolverhampton getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Rolando Barquero hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eraldo Bustamante in the 32nd minute of play forced Wolverhampton's goalkeeper Marvin Barraza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Antonio Erazo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eraldo Bustamante fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marvin Barraza having to interfere. After 42 minutes, Arnoldo Bautista mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Widnes United and the Wolverhampton players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 42 played minutes Widnes United got a freekick which was hit by Arnoldo Bautista. Edgardo Jimenez 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 fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Eraldo Bustamante to make the kick off. Marvin Barraza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgardo Jimenez in the 61st minute of play. Marvin Barraza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgardo Jimenez in the 66th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Odir Mayen in the 69th minute of play forced Widnes United's goalkeeper Mauro Paredes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 72 minutes, Rolando Barquero mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Wolverhampton and the Widnes United players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Wolverhampton's Rolando Barquero got a free kick in the 72nd minute. An unexpected shot in the 81st minute by Odir Mayen got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Isaac Melendez's late challenge caught a Wolverhampton's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Isaac Melendez helped the player get up and apologised. In the 82nd match minute, Widnes United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isaac Melendez to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute, Ulises Nunes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Félix Flores, 88 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Edgardo Jimenez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marvin Barraza having to interfere. Wolverhampton's Marvin Barraza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eraldo Bustamante in the 94th minute of play. Eraldo Bustamante fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marvin Barraza having to interfere.