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LA CANTINA TEPOROCHA
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Marcelo Pereira got the match started through his kick off. Felipe Gaitan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Flavio Gerazan went, in the 3rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Union Teporochos's Fabio Lano got a free kick in the 5th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Danilo Rico in the 8th minute of play forced Union Teporochos's goalkeeper Felipe Gaitan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Flavio Gerazan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tijuana futbol Crew's supporters rose to their feet, but Flavio Gerazan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Felipe Gaitan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Union Teporochos getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Rosendo Dorio hit a great ball. Flavio Gerazan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Felipe Gaitan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 21st minute Teofilo Gaufred shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anfilogino Gismondi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 25 minutes into the match, Danilo Rico had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Felipe Gaitan. Union Teporochos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Danilo Rico was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. 28 minutes into the match, Union Teporochos's goal looked a bit too open when Danilo Rico came free, but Felipe Gaitan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Felipe Gaitan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flavio Gerazan in the 31st minute of play. Anfilogino Gismondi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcelo Pereira in the 34th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcelo Pereira got free with Anfilogino Gismondi in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Danilo Rico in the 37th minute of play forced Union Teporochos's goalkeeper Felipe Gaitan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jesus Blanco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Felipe Gaitan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Union Teporochos's Eustaquio Fidensio got a free kick in the 41st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teofilo Gaufred in the 46th minute of play forced Tijuana futbol Crew's goalkeeper Anfilogino Gismondi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Danilo Rico stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcelo Pereira in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Anfilogino Gismondi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Pereira in the 56th minute of play forced Tijuana futbol Crew's goalkeeper Anfilogino Gismondi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elvio Lauro charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Elvio Lauro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 61 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Union Teporochos! Union Teporochos:s Felipe Gaitan showed great skill when he stopped Danilo Rico:s penalty. Danilo Rico took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Felipe Gaitan. Felipe Gaitan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Marcelo Pereira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Anfilogino Gismondi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Union Teporochos booed when Tijuana futbol Crew was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Julio Ruy didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Maximiliano Eguntsenti fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tijuana futbol Crew's protests and gave Maximiliano Eguntsenti a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Tijuana futbol Crew's Maximiliano Eguntsenti got a free kick in the 75th minute. If Marcelo Pereira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Pablo Gaizkine had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a long run with the ball, Pablo Gaizkine did a trick in the 84th minute in front of Union Teporochos's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 1-4. An impressive performance by Tijuana futbol Crew's Pablo Gaizkine! Flavio Gerazan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Felipe Gaitan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pablo Gaizkine received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Felipe Gaitan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 92nd minute of the match Ubaldo Theobald shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Anfilogino Gismondi showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Felipe Gaitan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Danilo Rico, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 97th minute, Jesus Blanco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.