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Matayaya Gran
Spectators: 6877 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1877, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lautaro Patterson got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rdth minute of the game Ovidio Morrison who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Matayaya AC's Rudy Páez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Mendy Flores managed to get in a good position for a shot. Las Colinas's supporters rose to their feet, but Mendy Flores was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rudy Páez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Matayaya AC's Graciano Castro got a free kick in the 7th minute. 8 minutes into the match, Matayaya AC's goal looked a bit too open when Ovidio Morrison came free, but Rudy Páez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Diego Suárez fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Las Colinas's protests and gave Diego Suárez a yellow card for diving instead. In the 10th minute, Paulino Pintos 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. Lautaro Patterson's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Norberto Palmer read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 20th minute of play. Mendy Flores took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rudy Páez. Rudy Páez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. In the 33rd minute Mendy Flores shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rudy Páez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fabio Ontiveros was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 36 minutes into the match. Edwar Medina placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! An unexpectedly hard shot by Mendy Flores in the 41st minute of play forced Matayaya AC's goalkeeper Rudy Páez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Las Colinas's Norberto Palmer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulino Pintos in the 52nd minute of play. In the 54th minute, Paulino Pintos made a precise shot to the right of Norberto Palmer. Las Colinas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. 67 minutes into the match, Las Colinas's goal looked a bit too open when Paulino Pintos came free, but Norberto Palmer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mendy Flores struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Rudy Páez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Las Colinas. 74 minutes into the match, Las Colinas's goal looked a bit too open when Paulino Pintos came free, but Norberto Palmer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rudy Páez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mendy Flores in the 75th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Graciano Castro during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 76th minute, Graciano Castro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 79th minute, Matayaya AC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Mendy Flores fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Ovidio Morrison managed to get in a good position for a shot. Las Colinas's supporters rose to their feet, but Ovidio Morrison was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rudy Páez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Rudy Páez made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Mendy Flores sent off a good shot on target. If Chus Zárate had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Paulino Pintos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yorkis Craddock received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Norberto Palmer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Las Colinas supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Las Colinas would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.