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Antuco
Spectators: 6397 (Terracing: 5397, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gerardo Burni got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Duchaja's Jesus Mino sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jacinto Ekaitz narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Filiberto Cordeal charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Filiberto Cordeal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 4th match minute, Carrizalito AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Filiberto Cordeal to maneuver through the defense. In the 6th minute, Silvio Arias hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Virgilio Lohitzun recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 17 minutes of play, Carrizalito AFC's Virgilio Lohitzun made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cosme Llin was left in no man's land by his defense there! Humberto Lucero charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Humberto Lucero the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Duchaja's Cosme Llin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Virgilio Lohitzun in the 26th minute of play. If Jesus Mino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 32 minutes into the match, Duchaja's goal looked a bit too open when Gerardo Burni came free, but Cosme Llin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carrizalito AFC's Jacinto Ekaitz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Carrizalito AFC from getting a goal against them. If Jesus Mino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Virgilio Lohitzun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 47 played minutes Duchaja got a freekick which was hit by Mariano Jax. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

54 minutes into the game, Duchaja's Jesus Mino nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jacinto Ekaitz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. After a defensive mix-up in Carrizalito AFC's zone, Serafino Berdoi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jacinto Ekaitz came out of the goal and Serafino Berdoi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 60 minutes into the game, Benigno Porfirio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Carrizalito AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Duchaja the free kick. If Jesus Mino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Serafino Berdoi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jesus Mino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Gerardo Burni came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Carrizalito AFC 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 Gerardo Burni couldn't finish the play. Mariano Jax charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mariano Jax the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Duchaja's Mariano Jax got a free kick in the 73rd minute. After 78 minutes, Nemesio Vargas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Carrizalito AFC and the Duchaja players grew even worse after the yellow card. After recieving a nice pass, Duchaja's Evaristo Abeitia tried to score from far away in the 79th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After having played for 82 minutes, Serafino Berdoi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Duchaja's supporters crossed their fingers, but Serafino Berdoi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Maximiliano Dayam hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. An unexpected shot in the 87th minute by Gerardo Burni got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 91st minute, Jesus Mino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cosme Llin made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Virgilio Lohitzun sent off a good shot on target. Duchaja were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Carrizalito AFC for a fine match.