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Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Fabian Ceandro started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Melquiades Sotil showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabian Ceandro in the 3rd minute of the match. Melquiades Sotil took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cornelio Txomin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Fabian Ceandro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Melquiades Sotil was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. In the 9th minute, Fernando Evangelista ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Melquiades Sotil was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. If Hernan Orland had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Amado Baleren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Urtsua, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. When Fernando Evangelista came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Circulo San Andres 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 Fernando Evangelista couldn't finish the play. When the match clock showed 23 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Cristian Urtsua sped through Circulo San Andres FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Amado Baleren. When Ulises Berto came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Circulo San Andres 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 Ulises Berto couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Amigos de la Chala FC booed when Circulo San Andres FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cornelio Txomin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Amado Baleren was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cristian Urtsua showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 31 minute of play. After a rather tough play, Amigos de la Chala FC's Alonzo Pancho got a free kick in the 34th minute. 38 minutes into the match, Amigos de la Chala FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ulises Berto came free, but Melquiades Sotil reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 40th minute of the match, Isidoro Balendin got a very nice opportunity to score, but Amado Baleren was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After a rather tough play, Circulo San Andres FC's Cornelio Txomin got a free kick in the 44th minute. A collision led to Circulo San Andres FC getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Salvador Janpier hit a great ball. In the 48th minute Cristian Urtsua shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amado Baleren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cristian Urtsua to strike the kick off in the second half. Melquiades Sotil came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by Circulo San Andres FC's Fabian Ceandro. But to his dismay, Fabian Ceandro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. In the 54th minute, Mateo Gombal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cornelio Txomin kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Amado Baleren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hernan Orland in the 59th minute of the match. In the 65th minute Hernan Orland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amado Baleren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot 70 in the game by Fabian Ceandro from a close distance when the talented Melquiades Sotil managed to make a qualified save. Amigos de la Chala FC's players were relieved. In the 74th minute, Ulises Berto 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. A collision led to Circulo San Andres FC getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Victoriano Umea hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Circulo San Andres FC's Cornelio Txomin got a free kick in the 78th minute. Amado Baleren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Urtsua, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Melquiades Sotil was out of position in the 81 minute of play, and Fabian Ceandro capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Fabian Ceandro really showed his touch with that goal: 3-3. In the 88th minute, Mateo Gombal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ulises Berto got free with Melquiades Sotil in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mateo Gombal was shown his second yellow card after 96 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 95th minute, one of Circulo San Andres FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Circulo San Andres FC. The referee gave Amigos de la Chala FC a penalty, 98 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Denis Pierres, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Circulo San Andres FC's Amado Baleren. 4-3. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Amigos de la Chala FC had won after a very even match.