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Match Report
Nihuil
Spectators: 6640 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1640, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Aki Saravo started the match with the kick off. Pocoy AFC's Eustaquio Bras proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Pocoy AFC from getting a goal against them. If Marcos Galindo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 8th minute, Federico Abilio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Danilo Truylos hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Pocoy AFC defense, Aki Saravo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eustaquio Bras. The Pocoy AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eustaquio Bras should have stopped the shot. Eustaquio Bras made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damaso Argider in the 23rd minute of play. When Aki Saravo came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Nihuil 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 Aki Saravo couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Pocoy AFC defense, Felipe Marin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eustaquio Bras. The Pocoy AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eustaquio Bras should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Pocoy AFC's zone, Aki Saravo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eustaquio Bras came out of the goal and Aki Saravo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aki Saravo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eustaquio Bras having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Damaso Argider managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nihuil's supporters rose to their feet, but Damaso Argider was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eustaquio Bras breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eustaquio Bras made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aki Saravo in the 42nd minute of play. 44 minutes into the game, Nihuil's Aki Saravo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Eustaquio Bras made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.
The wind increased when Arnaldo Guipuzkoa made the kick off in the second half. Damaso Argider fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eustaquio Bras having to interfere. Eustaquio Bras made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Silvino in the 60th minute of play. A collision led to Pocoy AFC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Arnaldo Guipuzkoa hit a great ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 62nd minute of the game. One of Pocoy AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Nihuil:s goal. In the 65th minute there was a penalty for Nihuil. Freddy Demario stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Eustaquio Bras. 4-0. In the 70th minute, Aki Saravo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eustaquio Bras was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Marcos Galindo struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Jonas Acevedo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pocoy AFC. 85 minutes into the game, Andrei Capșuneanu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-0. Eustaquio Bras was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 90th minute, Aki Saravo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eustaquio Bras was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-0. Gogo Ramone received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jonas Acevedo came out and tried to block the shot, but Gogo Ramone slotted it home off the left post making it 8-1 in the 97th minute. There was no doubt that Nihuil were the better team. Nihuil's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.
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