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Alpasinche
Spectators: 7100 (Terracing: 5325, Seating: 1633, VIP seats: 142) An unexpectedly hard shot by Sixto Farias in the 6th minute of play forced Alpasinche FC's goalkeeper Santos Rivero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute Sixto Farias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santos Rivero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nicanor Machado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Filiberto Ulizes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 19 minutes into the match, El Rancho Clan Club's goal looked a bit too open when Claudio Cristofol came free, but Filiberto Ulizes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 20th minute, Arnaldo Jaume hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joel Palban received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Santos Rivero tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, El Rancho Clan Club's Joel Palban got a free kick in the 32nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Esteban Ubendu managed to get in a good position for a shot. El Rancho Clan Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Esteban Ubendu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Santos Rivero breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 37th match minute, El Rancho Clan Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Geronimo Muno to maneuver through the defense. Filiberto Ulizes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudio Cristofol in the 39th minute of the match. Sixto Farias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Claudio Cristofol stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Joel Palban let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 52nd minute shot 1-1 at rihgt post. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Esteban Ubendu during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 55 played minutes El Rancho Clan Club got a freekick which was hit by Esteban Ubendu. After 59 minutes, Sixto Farias made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Alpasinche FC's Santos Rivero tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Sixto Farias had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aurelio Ubarna in the 70th minute of play forced El Rancho Clan Club's goalkeeper Filiberto Ulizes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 73 minutes into the match, Nicanor Machado had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Filiberto Ulizes. El Rancho Clan Club's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nicanor Machado was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Alpasinche FC's Claudio Cristofol got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudio Cristofol in the 79th minute of play forced El Rancho Clan Club's goalkeeper Filiberto Ulizes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Alpasinche FC's Santos Rivero got control of the ball when Joel Palban tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in El Rancho Clan Club's zone, Aurelio Ubarna stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Filiberto Ulizes came out of the goal and Aurelio Ubarna tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.