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Estadio Mercedes
Spectators: 6661 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Pascual Gipuzkoa kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Baldomero Amaya during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Mercedes getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Baldomero Amaya hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florentino Dorio in the 12th minute of play forced Mercedes's goalkeeper Emanuel Chepe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute, Florentino Dorio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Espirillos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samuel Hulberto in the 19th minute of play forced Mercedes's goalkeeper Emanuel Chepe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 21st minute Florentino Dorio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuel Chepe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Pascual Gipuzkoa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emanuel Chepe was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. When Espirillos's Pascual Gipuzkoa in 26 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Emanuel Chepe guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. After some careless play in the Mercedes defense, Pascual Gipuzkoa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emanuel Chepe. The Mercedes fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emanuel Chepe should have stopped the shot. After some careless play in the Mercedes defense, Florentino Dorio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Emanuel Chepe. The Mercedes fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Emanuel Chepe should have stopped the shot. Emanuel Chepe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pascual Gipuzkoa in the 42nd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pascual Gipuzkoa in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emanuel Chepe saved Mercedes from getting behind. Florentino Dorio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emanuel Chepe having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lisandro Chale stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Pascual Gipuzkoa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lisandro Chale blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Guillermo Nayely having to make a save. Guillermo Nayely showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabio Inautzi, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. When Pascual Gipuzkoa came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Espirillos 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 Pascual Gipuzkoa couldn't finish the play. Emanuel Chepe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pascual Gipuzkoa, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. After 71 played minutes Pascual Gipuzkoa rounded Mercedes's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-4. If Florentino Dorio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With an all-out effort, Espirillos's Emanuel Chepe threw himself towards the right post 84 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Pascual Gipuzkoa, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 88 minutes into the game, Primitivo Rozarius was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Espirillos's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mercedes the free kick. After 88 played minutes Espirillos got a freekick which was hit by Primitivo Rozarius. Guillermo Nayely took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lisandro Chale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mercedes's Emanuel Chepe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pascual Gipuzkoa in the 95th minute of play. When the final whistle sounded Espirillos left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Mercedes.