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Estadio Zapala
Spectators: 6645 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1645, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Casper Strand kicked off to start the match. After 3 played minutes Juventud Unida de Gchu got a freekick which was hit by Baldomero Iraido. A collision led to Zapala getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Emanuel Xabier hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicanor Gudesteo in the 9th minute of play forced Zapala's goalkeeper Amadeo Tome to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amadeo Tome took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benicio Bilintx, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Amadeo Tome showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicanor Gudesteo in the 14th minute of the match. Juventud Unida de Gchu's Nicanor Gudesteo got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Casper Strand sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 25 minutes into the match, Zapala's goal looked a bit too open when Casper Strand came free, but Amadeo Tome reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, Zapala's Gogo Bizen threw himself towards the right post 26 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Alejandro Panpili, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Benicio Bilintx recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Amadeo Tome came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Juventud Unida de Gchu's Casper Strand. But to his dismay, Casper Strand quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After some careless play in the Juventud Unida de Gchu defense, Ladislao Lucero kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gogo Bizen. The Juventud Unida de Gchu fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gogo Bizen should have stopped the shot. If Nicanor Gudesteo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Amadeo Tome came out of the goal in the 43rd minute to try and stop a shot by Juventud Unida de Gchu's Casper Strand. But to his dismay, Casper Strand quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Gogo Bizen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Haroldo Aguilera, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The Zapala players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Juventud Unida de Gchu were winning 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Haroldo Aguilera to strike the kick off in the second half. Benicio Bilintx received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Amadeo Tome tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Zapala's zone, Nicanor Gudesteo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amadeo Tome came out of the goal and Nicanor Gudesteo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Zapala getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Albano Eutropio hit a great ball. If Nicanor Gudesteo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 59th minute, Casper Strand 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. When Baldomero Iraido fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Juventud Unida de Gchu's protests and gave Baldomero Iraido a yellow card for diving instead. In the 61st minute, one of Juventud Unida de Gchu: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 Juventud Unida de Gchu. The referee gave Zapala a penalty, 63 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Emanuel Xabier, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Juventud Unida de Gchu's Gogo Bizen. 2-2. When Casper Strand came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Juventud Unida de Gchu 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 Casper Strand couldn't finish the play. If Casper Strand had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Casper Strand fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amadeo Tome having to interfere. In the 80th minute, Manuel Ferman made a precise shot to the right of Gogo Bizen. Juventud Unida de Gchu's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Casper Strand got free with Amadeo Tome in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Benicio Bilintx managed to get in a good position for a shot. Juventud Unida de Gchu's supporters rose to their feet, but Benicio Bilintx was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Amadeo Tome breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 90th minute, Zapala's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Casper Strand fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 92 minutes into the match, Ladislao Lucero had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gogo Bizen. Juventud Unida de Gchu's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ladislao Lucero was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. If Nicanor Gudesteo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 98 played minutes Zapala got a freekick which was hit by Manuel Ferman.