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CAMPEON DEL SIGLO
Spectators: 10847 (Terracing: 8137, Seating: 2494, VIP seats: 216) Grabiel Escorcia made the kick off and thus started the match. With a little luck, Nacional's Juaneizu Merida got control of the ball when Agustín Alvarez tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 9th minute, Grabiel Escorcia 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 19th minute Marcelo Zalayeta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juaneizu Merida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 25 minutes had been played when some careless play by Nacional's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lukasz Klucznik was slow to take the kick. During this time PEÑAROL ORO Y CARBON's players had a chance to rest. The corner led PEÑAROL ORO Y CARBON's Lukasz Klucznik to fire away a dangerous shot which Juaneizu Merida despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 28 minutes into the match, PEÑAROL ORO Y CARBON's goal looked a bit too open when Grabiel Escorcia came free, but Cafu Negri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th match minute, PEÑAROL ORO Y CARBON was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Asım Arif Rasi to maneuver through the defense. Asım Arif Rasi made in the 33rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Marcelo Zalayeta. In the 34th minute of the match, Agustín Alvarez got a very nice opportunity to score, but Juaneizu Merida was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 35 minutes into the match, PEÑAROL ORO Y CARBON's goal looked a bit too open when Grabiel Escorcia came free, but Cafu Negri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Helder Jares made in the 39th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Marcelo Zalayeta. Juaneizu Merida made an important save on a dangerous shot by Usain Bolt in the 41st minute. Grabiel Escorcia scored 0-1 in the 45th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cafu Negri, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Agustín Alvarez to make the kick off. 1-1 became the score in the 55th minute when Agustín Alvarez elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Agustín Alvarez in the 61st minute of play forced Nacional's goalkeeper Juaneizu Merida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Juaneizu Merida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelo Zalayeta in the 62nd minute of play. In the 69th minute, Grabiel Escorcia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cafu Negri was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. PEÑAROL ORO Y CARBON's Jordy Cadiz was substituted for Usain Bolt. Cafu Negri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grabiel Escorcia, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Procopio Mayorga in the 80th minute of play forced Nacional's goalkeeper Juaneizu Merida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Marcelo Zalayeta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Juaneizu Merida was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Helder Jares made in the 92nd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Marcelo Zalayeta however managed to control.