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Spectators: 7419 (Terracing: 5594, Seating: 1679, VIP seats: 146) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Adrián-Carlos Czornomaz kicked off to start the match. After 4 minutes of play, Matelavau's Amancio Napier made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gustavo Cunha was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the Club Atletico Union defense, Adrián-Carlos Czornomaz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gustavo Cunha. The Club Atletico Union fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gustavo Cunha should have stopped the shot. Aurelio Lluis made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Remigio Otsoa sent off a good shot on target. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Adrián-Carlos Czornomaz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Matelavau's supporters rose to their feet, but Adrián-Carlos Czornomaz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gustavo Cunha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Club Atletico Union's Gustavo Cunha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Norberto Joseph in the 25th minute of play. After some careless play in the Club Atletico Union defense, Mauricio Beti kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gustavo Cunha. The Club Atletico Union fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gustavo Cunha should have stopped the shot. Club Atletico Union's Marcial Oto shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 33rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Aurelio Lluis but with some difficulty. In the 35th minute Norberto Joseph shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gustavo Cunha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adrián-Carlos Czornomaz in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gustavo Cunha saved Club Atletico Union from getting behind. Norberto Joseph struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Gustavo Cunha didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Matelavau. In a very dangerous position, a player in Club Atletico Union fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 45th minute. Penalty! Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

After having played for 53 minutes, Mauricio Beti managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Matelavau's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mauricio Beti was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Amancio Napier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gustavo Cunha having to interfere. Adrián-Carlos Czornomaz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Gustavo Cunha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adrián-Carlos Czornomaz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Remigio Otsoa during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Club Atletico Union getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Remigio Otsoa hit a great ball. Adrián-Carlos Czornomaz who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 62ndth minute tested the skills of Gustavo Cunha when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Gustavo Cunha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adrián-Carlos Czornomaz, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. In the 72nd minute, Horacio Tono hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Adrián-Carlos Czornomazs short, quick shot in the 73rdth minute got Gustavo Cunha to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adrián-Carlos Czornomaz in the 77th minute of play forced Club Atletico Union's goalkeeper Gustavo Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Remigio Otsoa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Amancio Napier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adrián-Carlos Czornomaz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gustavo Cunha having to interfere. Amancio Napier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gustavo Cunha having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Adrián-Carlos Czornomaz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gustavo Cunha was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. Norberto Joseph received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Gustavo Cunha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Matelavau's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.