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Estadio Quirós
Spectators: 7125 (Terracing: 5345, Seating: 1639, VIP seats: 141) After a defensive mix-up in Racing Club's zone, John Sundberg stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eriberto Txeru came out of the goal and John Sundberg tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Racing Club's goalkeeper Eriberto Txeru, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Amadeo Manni charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Amadeo Manni the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 21 played minutes Zara Goza got a freekick which was hit by Amadeo Manni. Narciso Orti's late challenge caught a Zara Goza's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Narciso Orti helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Racing Club getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Narciso Orti hit a great ball. Teo Phelipe's late challenge caught a Racing Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Teo Phelipe helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Racing Club booed when Zara Goza was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teo Phelipe didn't get a good kick on the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 32 minutes, Claudio Brun successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The supporters of Racing Club booed when Zara Goza was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Salvador Roderigo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mateo Mantzio in the 42ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Claudio Brun, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Amadeo Manni made a kick off. After having played for 51 minutes, Fernan Lorien managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Racing Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fernan Lorien was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Zara Goza defense, Mateo Mantzio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Claudio Brun. The Zara Goza fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Claudio Brun should have stopped the shot. If John Sundberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A hard shot by German Pacorro from long distance, 68 minutes into the match, got Eriberto Txeru's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. With his leg Eriberto Txeru managed to avoid a goal in the 72ndth minute, when Zara Goza's Jonatan Senon fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 74 minutes into the match, Narciso Orti had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Claudio Brun. Zara Goza's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Narciso Orti was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. After 79 minutes, Romulo Lore mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Racing Club and the Zara Goza players grew even worse after the yellow card. Amadeo Manni walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. If John Sundberg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Amadeo Manni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 90th minute, Jonatan Senon made a precise shot to the right of Eriberto Txeru. Racing Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Zara Goza were furious when Damian Procopio was red carded, 95 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Racing Club had won after a very even match.