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Estadio Tuguduaja
Spectators: 6675 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1675, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zenaido Camaño got the match started through his kick off. Alonso Horreo kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. NiupiFC's Isaac Capellan got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Camilo Galantia did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Christobal Arindez 10 minutes into the match. Camilo Galantia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 17 played minutes, NiupiFC's Díaz Manjaleguas shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Esterilla Meruelo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in NiupiFC reached it. 19 minutes into the match, NiupiFC's goal looked a bit too open when Juan-Pablo Alcubierre came free, but Christobal Arindez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In a very dangerous position, a player in NiupiFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 20th minute. Penalty! In the 21st minute there was a penalty for Tuguduaja. Kaviedes Rieta stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Christobal Arindez. 2-0. Esterilla Meruelo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amador Olarte in the 28th minute of play. If Amador Olarte had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Juan-Pablo Alcubierre had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the NiupiFC defense, Camilo Galantia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Christobal Arindez. The NiupiFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Christobal Arindez should have stopped the shot. Esterilla Meruelo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zenaido Camaño in the 41st minute of play. Kaviedes Rieta kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

Christobal Arindez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Juan-Pablo Alcubierre's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. Sergio Rojica hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. If Camilo Galantia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Esterilla Meruelo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Amador Olarte in the 74th minute. After 75 minutes of play, Tuguduaja's Juan-Pablo Alcubierre made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Christobal Arindez was left in no man's land by his defense there! Zenaido Camaño fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Esterilla Meruelo having to interfere. Zenaido Camaño fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Esterilla Meruelo having to interfere. Tuguduaja's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.