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Estadio Hucal
Spectators: 6862 (Terracing: 5170, Seating: 1674, VIP seats: 18) Capapopo's Marcelo Refugio started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Froilan Escobar hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. After having played for 8 minutes, Cosme Mikelar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. River Plate's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cosme Mikelar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 9 played minutes Capapopo got a freekick which was hit by Cleto Lonzo. With his leg Teobaldo Edur managed to avoid a goal in the 15thth minute, when Capapopo's Aurelio Cordario fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A hard shot 19 in the game by Aurelio Cordario from a close distance when the talented Teobaldo Edur managed to make a qualified save. River Plate's players were relieved. Anastasio Muc received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Ulises Baraquiel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cosme Mikelar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ulises Baraquiel having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anastasio Muc in the 24th minute of play forced Capapopo's goalkeeper Ulises Baraquiel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cosme Mikelar scored 0-1 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ulises Baraquiel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. River Plate's Anastasio Muc got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cosme Mikelar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 39 minutes, Enrique Tajo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the River Plate and the Capapopo players grew even worse after the yellow card. Marcelo Refugio might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Teobaldo Edur. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marcelo Refugio ran back to his position shaking his head. Ulises Baraquiel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cosme Mikelar in the 45th minute of play. 47 minutes into the game, River Plate's Anastasio Muc nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ulises Baraquiel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

54 minutes into the match, Cosme Mikelar notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Capapopo's Ulises Baraquiel. Ulises Baraquiel was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Cosme Mikelar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ulises Baraquiel was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Desiderio Quilino during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 65 played minutes Capapopo got a freekick which was hit by Desiderio Quilino. In the 66th minute, Angelo Lawrence sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Capapopo's Ulises Baraquiel didn't even have to move. Teobaldo Edur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelo Refugio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 73 minutes into the match, Angelo Lawrence sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Ulises Baraquiel threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Angelo Lawrence this time. Ulises Baraquiel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cosme Mikelar in the 75th minute of the match. If Cosme Mikelar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cosme Mikelar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Ulises Baraquiel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 88th minute, Anastasio Muc 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. Desiderio Quilino hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Ulises Baraquiel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cosme Mikelar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Anastasio Muc had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ulises Baraquiel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cosme Mikelar, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Cosme Mikelar's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ulises Baraquiel read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 96th minute of play. After 98 minutes of play, River Plate's Anastasio Muc made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ulises Baraquiel was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Capapopo fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. River Plate were clearly better and deserved to take the win.