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Pejerreyes
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. Unai Bacquet started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Sportivo Crá's goal looked a bit too open when Conrado Queirolo came free, but Marciano Canales reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Alifonso Daza's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marciano Canales was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Pejerreyes FC's José Francisco Erwenne got a free kick in the 16th minute. In the 17th minute Unai Bacquet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Danél Bühler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 20th minute, Adam Davison hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 20 minutes into the match, Pejerreyes FC's Saverio Esteban broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Pejerreyes FC's Alifonso Daza in the 22nd minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Marciano Canales was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for Sportivo Crá through an amazing save. When Unai Bacquet came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Sportivo Crá 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 Unai Bacquet couldn't finish the play. Alifonso Daza might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marciano Canales. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alifonso Daza ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Sportivo Crá getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Pau Carreño hit a great ball. Adriel Abufhele sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alifonso Daza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marciano Canales having to interfere. Adriel Abufhele could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Marciano Canales made a huge save. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Sportivo Crá's goalkeeper Marciano Canales, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mariano Melo charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mariano Melo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 48th minute, Amadeo Bout 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. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alifonso Daza stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Conrado Queirolo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pejerreyes FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sportivo Crá the free kick. A collision led to Pejerreyes FC getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Conrado Queirolo hit a great ball. Marciano Canales made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adriel Abufhele in the 57th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Unai Bacquet in the 59th minute of play forced Pejerreyes FC's goalkeeper Danél Bühler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amadeo Bout sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 62 minutes, Bertrán Cañas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sportivo Crá and the Pejerreyes FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 62nd minute, Bertrán Cañas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Celino Andia lost his temper 65 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 64th minute, one of Pejerreyes FC: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 Pejerreyes FC. In the 67th minute there was a penalty for Sportivo Crá. Florencio Rocuant stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Danél Bühler. 0-1. The crowd rose to their feet as Sportivo Crá's Unai Bacquet slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Danél Bühler. That made the score 0-2 after 73 minutes of play. Danél Bühler made an important save on a dangerous shot by Amadeo Bout in the 80th minute. Adriel Abufhele blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marciano Canales having to make a save. Sportivo Crá's Marciano Canales played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adriel Abufhele in the 84th minute of play. Marciano Canales took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adriel Abufhele, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute, Adam Davison hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marciano Canales took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adriel Abufhele, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 89th minute José Francisco Erwenne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marciano Canales saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Adriel Abufhele had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 99 minutes into the match, Sportivo Crá's Unai Bacquet sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Danél Bühler narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The Sportivo Crá supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Sportivo Crá would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.