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Estadio Cotita
Spectators: 6703 (Terracing: 5050, Seating: 1653, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jonas Cuarto took the kick off in the first half of the match. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by Árbol y Raíz's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ermegildo Dominguez was slow to take the kick. During this time Cotita's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Cotita's Ermegildo Dominguez to fire away a dangerous shot which Patricio Alonso despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Patricio Alonso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aureliano Sazon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee felt a red card was in order, 19 minutes into the game, when Ismael Tavio put in a rough tackle. When the match had been going on for 21 minutes, Cotita's Ermegildo Dominguez got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Patricio Alonso. Alejandro Demario made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amadeo Gonchan in the 25th minute of play. A collision led to Cotita getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Angelo Filipo hit a great ball. In the 29th minute, Aureliano Sazon got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Epifanio Bras took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Patricio Alonso. Patricio Alonso dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Eustaquio Eguzki hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. 36 minutes into the game, Bruno Quintan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Árbol y Raíz's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cotita the free kick. Bruno Quintan hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Patricio Alonso made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Epifanio Bras sent off a good shot on target. Aureliano Sazon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patricio Alonso having to interfere. In the 43rd minute, Amadeo Gonchan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Apolo Romelio kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Amadeo Gonchan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Nunez Fidencio's late challenge caught a Cotita's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Nunez Fidencio helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Árbol y Raíz's Nunez Fidencio got a free kick in the 52nd minute. 58 minutes into the game, Apolo Romelio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cotita's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Árbol y Raíz the free kick. After 58 played minutes Cotita got a freekick which was hit by Apolo Romelio. Árbol y Raíz's Amadeo Gonchan got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Aureliano Sazon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Patricio Alonso having to interfere. Amador Firme's late challenge caught a Cotita's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Amador Firme helped the player get up and apologised. After 68 played minutes Árbol y Raíz got a freekick which was hit by Amador Firme. Ermegildo Dominguez took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 68th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Patricio Alonso. Árbol y Raíz's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 70th match minute, Cotita was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aureliano Sazon to maneuver through the defense. Cotita's Alejandro Demario proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 72nd minute of the match, managed to save Cotita from getting a goal against them. Patricio Alonso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Epifanio Bras in the 74th minute of play. In the 81st match minute, Cotita was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Apolo Romelio to maneuver through the defense. If Epifanio Bras had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.