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Spectators: 7432 (Terracing: 5575, Seating: 1709, VIP seats: 148) Silviano Ardura took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ismael Dohrmann, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 5 minutes into the match, curico's goal looked a bit too open when Alarico Colimán came free, but Silviano Ardura reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Israel Davy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rómulo Morandé sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Rómulo Morandé managed to get in a good position for a shot. curico's supporters rose to their feet, but Rómulo Morandé was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Efraín Soffia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Francisco José Paravic sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Francisco José Paravic struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Efraín Soffia didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for curico. The crowd rose to their feet as Ismael Dohrmann kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Silviano Ardura. That made the score 1-0 in the 27 minute of play. Silviano Ardura took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alarico Colimán, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. INTERNACIONAL DE IQUIQUE's Efraín Soffia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco José Paravic in the 33rd minute of play. After having played for 34 minutes, Marciano Millar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. curico's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marciano Millar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Francisco José Paravic had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When curico's Francisco José Paravic in the 38th minute got a chance for a shot 38th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye INTERNACIONAL DE IQUIQUE's goalie prevented a goal. Alfonso Pretot received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Efraín Soffia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Francisco José Paravic's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Efraín Soffia was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco José Paravic in the 48th minute of play forced INTERNACIONAL DE IQUIQUE's goalkeeper Efraín Soffia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

After 53 played minutes INTERNACIONAL DE IQUIQUE got a freekick which was hit by Eugenio Avalos. Efraín Soffia acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 55th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Edgardo Zumaeta. When Rómulo Morandé came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the curico 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 Rómulo Morandé couldn't finish the play. Fernán Mac Rostie blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Efraín Soffia having to make a save. When Rómulo Morandé came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the curico 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 Rómulo Morandé couldn't finish the play. INTERNACIONAL DE IQUIQUE's Efraín Soffia proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save INTERNACIONAL DE IQUIQUE from getting a goal against them. Silviano Ardura took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Israel Davy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 67th minute, Alarico Colimán left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The INTERNACIONAL DE IQUIQUE fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Rómulo Morandé's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Efraín Soffia read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 71st minute of play. Rómulo Morandé fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Efraín Soffia having to interfere. Marciano Millar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Efraín Soffia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Saturnín Faesch hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. INTERNACIONAL DE IQUIQUE's Efraín Soffia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfonso Pretot in the 80th minute of play. Marciano Millar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Efraín Soffia having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Rómulo Morandé managed to get in a good position for a shot. curico's supporters rose to their feet, but Rómulo Morandé was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Efraín Soffia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Francisco José Paravic came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the curico 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 Francisco José Paravic couldn't finish the play. Marciano Millar's late challenge caught a INTERNACIONAL DE IQUIQUE's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Marciano Millar helped the player get up and apologised. The INTERNACIONAL DE IQUIQUE support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.