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Quinahue
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abelardo Esquerra started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Igor Tassara left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Atlético Norte fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 6thth minute of the game Igor Tassara who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Union Española's Natalio Duarte was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Victor Johnson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Constantino Barrales, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 10th minute Abelardo Esquerra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victor Johnson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Natalio Duarte didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abelado Akel went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. In the 18th minute Constantino Barrales shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victor Johnson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Atlético Norte's Victor Johnson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abelardo Esquerra in the 22nd minute of play. 22 minutes into the game, Rolando Novajas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Atlético Norte's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Union Española the free kick. Rolando Novajas hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Cresenciano Landea managed to get in a good position for a shot. Atlético Norte's supporters rose to their feet, but Cresenciano Landea was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Natalio Duarte breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 27th minute Roger Ormachea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victor Johnson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Atlético Norte getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Zenón Novajas hit a great ball. Atlético Norte's Victor Johnson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abelardo Esquerra in the 30th minute of play. Union Española's Natalio Duarte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rolando Novajas in the 33rd minute of play. In the 34th minute, Igor Tassara left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Atlético Norte fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Cresenciano Landea sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 38th minute, Nafarroa San Miguel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 40 minutes, Igor Tassara managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atlético Norte's supporters crossed their fingers, but Igor Tassara was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cresenciano Landea stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Igor Tassara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Natalio Duarte having to interfere. Natalio Duarte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Tassara, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. The audience was convinced that Rolando Novajas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Natalio Duarte was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. A collision led to Union Española getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Isidoro Ralph hit a great ball. If Igor Tassara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Rolando Novajas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Igor Tassara came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Atlético Norte 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 Igor Tassara couldn't finish the play. After having played for 64 minutes, Cresenciano Landea managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atlético Norte's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cresenciano Landea was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Igor Tassara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 71st match minute, Union Española was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nafarroa San Miguel to maneuver through the defense. Natalio Duarte came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by Atlético Norte's Igor Tassara. But to his dismay, Igor Tassara quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. Constantino Barrales could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Victor Johnson made a huge save. Natalio Duarte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cresenciano Landea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cresenciano Landea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Natalio Duarte having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Víctor Javier Gallegos during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 90th match minute, Union Española was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Víctor Javier Gallegos to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rolando Novajas in the 91st minute of play forced Union Española's goalkeeper Natalio Duarte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Natalio Duarte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rolando Novajas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.