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Tarragona
Spectators: 7257 (Terracing: 5444, Seating: 1669, VIP seats: 144) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Everardo Rosio took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, one of Tarragona FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Tarragona FC. Diego Ariando hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, Tarragona FC's Isaias Mercurio tried to score from far away in the 9th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 13 minutes into the game, Froilan Mano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tacana FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tarragona FC the free kick. In the 13th minute, Froilan Mano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 15 minutes, Everardo Rosio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tarragona FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Everardo Rosio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Leonel Hermelando had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience was convinced that Bernardino Jurgi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aaron Torres was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. A collision led to Tacana FC getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Diego Ariando hit a great ball. 31 minutes into the game, Leonel Hermelando cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Natalio Cugat was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Santiago Jaizki charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Santiago Jaizki the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Santiago Jaizki hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Everardo Rosio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Natalio Cugat having to interfere. Tarragona FC's Leonel Hermelando got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Tarragona FC's Aaron Torres proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Tarragona FC from getting a goal against them. In the 61st minute, Fausto Abeitia hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Froilan Mano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Leonel Hermelando came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Tarragona FC 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 Leonel Hermelando couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Tarragona FC's zone, Paulino Jobo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aaron Torres came out of the goal and Paulino Jobo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Osvaldo Sustrai fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tarragona FC's protests and gave Osvaldo Sustrai a yellow card for diving instead. Bernardino Jurgi succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-2 in the 71st playminute. Felipe Perrando hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. If Leonel Hermelando had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Leonel Hermelando had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Natalio Cugat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonel Hermelando, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The Tacana FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.