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Estadio Araucana
Spectators: 6709 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1709, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pacífico White took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Araucana AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Claudio Alcedo came free, but Emiliano Placente reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Xamín Urbano might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Emiliano Placente. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Xamín Urbano ran back to his position shaking his head. 9 minutes into the game, Franco Menarte cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Emiliano Placente was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Pacífico White's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Donato Valdelomar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. Donato Valdelomar made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Maxín Magnolfi sent off a good shot on target. When Almagro's Claudio Alcedo in the 26th minute got a chance for a shot 26th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Araucana AFC's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudio Alcedo in the 27th minute of play forced Araucana AFC's goalkeeper Emiliano Placente to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Donato Valdelomar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gaitán Catrilao, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Domingo Alcázar hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Emiliano Placente showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudio Alcedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Maxín Magnolfi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 40 minutes, Xamín Urbano managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Almagro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Xamín Urbano was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Emiliano Placente took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claudio Alcedo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emiliano Placente showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Claudio Alcedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Claudio Alcedo to make the kick off. Carlos Gustavo Domínguez's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 53rdth minute, Emiliano Placente skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Adrián Restat hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Claudio Alcedo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Almagro's supporters rose to their feet, but Claudio Alcedo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Emiliano Placente breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Xamín Urbano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 66th minute, Pacífico White 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. In the 68th minute, Maxín Magnolfi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Araucana AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Carlos Gustavo Domínguez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Emiliano Placente tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Claudio Alcedo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 74thth minute, Emiliano Placente skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. When Carlos Gustavo Domínguez came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Almagro 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 Carlos Gustavo Domínguez couldn't finish the play. Carlos Gustavo Domínguez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emiliano Placente having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Adrián Restat during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Araucana AFC getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Adrián Restat hit a great ball. 82 minutes into the match, Pacífico White notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Almagro's Donato Valdelomar. Donato Valdelomar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The throw-in from Pau Rivas in the 85th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Almagro's Pedro Tomás Aboitiz. When the match clock showed 86 minutes, the score became 2-2 when Claudio Alcedo sped through Araucana AFC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Emiliano Placente. In the 90th match minute, Araucana AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pau Rivas to maneuver through the defense. Claudio Alcedos short, quick shot in the 92ndth minute got Emiliano Placente to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Through an outstanding action, after 94 minutes, Emiliano Placente successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Almagro's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.