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Valcalva FC
Spectators: 7715 (Terracing: 5787, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ximenes Obieso kicked off to start the match. If Erasto Masa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 4th minute, Orlan Villagran hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 5 minutes, Ihazintu Chinchilla managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. América fc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ihazintu Chinchilla was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 7thth minute of the game Ihazintu Chinchilla who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Valcalva's Sesuldo Aostri was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 11th minute, Txurio Zumel made a precise shot to the right of Sesuldo Aostri. Valcalva's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Loiola Cascales during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Santana Murieta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santikurtz Amundarain in the 15th minute of play. In the 18th minute Argider Guisasola shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sesuldo Aostri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Orlo Archuleta hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. América fc's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Loiola Cascales in the 23rd minute. The corner led América fc's Loiola Cascales to fire away a dangerous shot which Sesuldo Aostri despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After some careless play in the Valcalva defense, Ihazintu Chinchilla kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sesuldo Aostri. The Valcalva fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sesuldo Aostri should have stopped the shot. 30 minutes into the match, Valcalva's goal looked a bit too open when Ihazintu Chinchilla came free, but Sesuldo Aostri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Valcalva's Benja Chumacero got a free kick in the 30th minute. Sesuldo Aostri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erasto Masa in the 32nd minute of play. Ximenes Obieso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Santana Murieta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. América fc's Santana Murieta proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save América fc from getting a goal against them. After 37 played minutes Valcalva got a freekick which was hit by Benja Chumacero. Ihazintu Chinchilla recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 44th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After the first half América fc were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Erasto Masa to make the kick off. In the 55th minute, Txurio Zumel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sesuldo Aostri was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Ihazintu Chinchilla 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erasto Masa in the 62nd minute of play forced Valcalva's goalkeeper Sesuldo Aostri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to América fc getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Txurio Zumel hit a great ball. Valcalva's Benja Chumacero got his second yellow card of the match in the 69th minute. The referee ordered Benja Chumacero off the ground. In the 70th match minute, Valcalva was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benja Chumacero to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Erasto Masa in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sesuldo Aostri saved Valcalva from getting behind. With a little luck, Valcalva's Sesuldo Aostri got control of the ball when Ihazintu Chinchilla tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, América fc's Gabon Goveo got a free kick in the 77th minute. After having played for 80 minutes, Santikurtz Amundarain managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Valcalva's supporters crossed their fingers, but Santikurtz Amundarain was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Ihazintu Chinchilla came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the América fc 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 Ihazintu Chinchilla couldn't finish the play. Sesuldo Aostri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erasto Masa, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Erasto Masa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ihazintu Chinchilla could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Sesuldo Aostri made a huge save. Erasto Masa received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Sesuldo Aostri came out and tried to block the shot, but Erasto Masa slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 91st minute. Ihazintu Chinchilla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Sesuldo Aostri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Erasto Masa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Valcalva fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. América fc were clearly better and deserved to take the win.