Estadio Arauco
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Ignacio Transito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergio Cordera in the 4th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geronimo Matro in the 6th minute of play forced Arauco's goalkeeper Ignacio Transito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jose Dunixi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ricardo Mero hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. After 13 played minutes, Arauco's Serafin Perutxo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Adolfo Jacindo 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 Arauco reached it. After having played for 14 minutes, Geronimo Matro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ifrán's supporters crossed their fingers, but Geronimo Matro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ignacio Transito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergio Cordera in the 16th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Sergio Cordera managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ifrán's supporters rose to their feet, but Sergio Cordera was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ignacio Transito breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 23 played minutes Arauco got a freekick which was hit by Serafin Perutxo. In the 25th minute Sergio Cordera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ignacio Transito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 26th minute, Sergio Cordera left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ifrán fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The supporters of Arauco booed when Ifrán was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sergio Cordera didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 32 minutes, Jose Dunixi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arauco's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jose Dunixi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hugo Edorta blasted a shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Adolfo Jacindo having to make a save. 36 minutes into the match, Arauco's Jose Dunixi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Adolfo Jacindo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Adolfo Jacindo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hugo Edorta, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Jose Dunixi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adolfo Jacindo having to interfere. When Geronimo Matro came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Ifrán 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 Geronimo Matro couldn't finish the play.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hugo Edorta stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Segundo Lano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ignacio Transito was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. 53 minutes into the match, Ifrán's Geronimo Matro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ignacio Transito narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 55 minutes into the game, Gaspar Rocendo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Arauco's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ifrán the free kick. The supporters of Ifrán booed when Arauco was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaspar Rocendo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 56th match minute, Arauco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gaspar Rocendo to maneuver through the defense. Ignacio Transito came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by Ifrán's Geronimo Matro. But to his dismay, Geronimo Matro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Geronimo Matro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jose Dunixi's late challenge caught a Ifrán's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jose Dunixi helped the player get up and apologised. In the 66th match minute, Arauco was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jose Dunixi to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Arauco's Aaron Unax got a free kick in the 70th minute. In the 71st minute of the match Fabio Lonzo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ignacio Transito showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Ifrán's goalkeeper Adolfo Jacindo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ifrán's Geronimo Matro got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ricardo Mero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ignacio Transito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergio Cordera in the 90th minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Ifrán had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.
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