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Tacurales
Spectators: 7392 (Terracing: 5546, Seating: 1699, VIP seats: 147) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Abel Jordy made the kick off which started today's match. Elvio Castulo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivan Galsino in the 5th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ivan Galsino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elvio Castulo was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. Nicolas Txilar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 12th match minute, Tacurales FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eusebio Jacob to maneuver through the defense. When Ciro Chuan fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Popoy's protests and gave Ciro Chuan a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Popoy's Ciro Chuan got a free kick in the 13th minute. Abel Jordy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Ivan Galsino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Abel Jordy managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tacurales FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Abel Jordy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arturo Iratzeder breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arturo Iratzeder showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicolas Txilar, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. If Ivan Galsino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nicolas Txilar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Arturo Iratzeder tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 43 minutes, Eusebio Jacob mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tacurales FC and the Popoy players grew even worse after the yellow card. Eusebio Jacob kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Arturo Iratzeder made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolas Txilar in the 45th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ivan Galsino was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Popoy's goal looked a bit too open when Abel Jordy came free, but Arturo Iratzeder reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adriana Joey charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adriana Joey the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 52nd minute, Adriana Joey hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tacurales FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Ivan Galsino 55 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-2. Arturo Iratzeder showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abel Jordy in the 61st minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Paulo Cugat during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Popoy booed when Tacurales FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulo Cugat didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ciro Chuan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Elvio Castulo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Popoy defense, Nicolas Txilar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arturo Iratzeder. The Popoy fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arturo Iratzeder should have stopped the shot. In the 73rd match minute, Tacurales FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Paulo Cugat to maneuver through the defense. Arturo Iratzeder stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abel Jordy's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. Ciro Chuan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tacurales FC's Paulo Cugat got his second yellow card of the match in the 85th minute. The referee ordered Paulo Cugat off the ground. Paulo Cugat kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Ciro Chuan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Elvio Castulo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Popoy walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.