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Rocha
Spectators: 6844 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1844, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Denis Mimenza kicked off to start the match. Lop Abar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Pascoal Seral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 5th minute, Alberto Pardelas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nacional fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Pascoal Seral showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Josu Theas, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. The supporters of Nacional booed when Rocha was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gillermo Paniagua didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 17 minutes, Froylan Pozos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nacional's supporters crossed their fingers, but Froylan Pozos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lop Abar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Pascoal Seral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 20th match minute, Rocha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raymon Guate to maneuver through the defense. Lop Abar scored 0-2 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pascoal Seral, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Alberto Pardelas struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Pascoal Seral didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nacional. Alberto Pardelas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Pascoal Seral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Pardelas in the 35th minute of play forced Rocha's goalkeeper Pascoal Seral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 36 minutes, Lop Abar made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. Rocha's Pascoal Seral tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Yoelvis Meneses hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Leoiar Balines sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alberto Pardelas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Leoiar Balines received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Zumar Palma tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lop Abar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Pascoal Seral made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Rocha's zone, Alberto Pardelas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pascoal Seral came out of the goal and Alberto Pardelas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Evarado Echeguren shot from long distance in the 58th minute, but Pascoal Seral was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. Alberto Pardelas charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alberto Pardelas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Alberto Pardelas kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. When Rocha's Leoiar Balines in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Nacional's goalie prevented a goal. Lop Abar might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pascoal Seral. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lop Abar ran back to his position shaking his head. Rocha's Pascoal Seral played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Josu Theas in the 71st minute of play. Zumar Palma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leoiar Balines in the 72nd minute of play. Zumar Palma came out of the goal in the 76th minute to try and stop a shot by Rocha's Denis Mimenza. But to his dismay, Denis Mimenza quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-4. Pascoal Seral stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alberto Pardelas's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. If Lop Abar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alberto Pardelas struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Pascoal Seral didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nacional. After 87th play minutes Lop Abar shot 2-5, a short shot which went by Pascoal Seral and just under the crossbar into goal. A collision led to Nacional getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Josu Theas hit a great ball. In the 92nd minute, Denis Mimenza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rocha fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-5. When the match was over Nacional could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Rocha throughout the match.