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Gran Parque Central
Spectators: 9274 (Terracing: 6957, Seating: 2133, VIP seats: 184) Grabiel Escorcia made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th minute, Grabiel Escorcia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nacional fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Cristiano Aveiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mantzio Mena in the 8th minute of play. Mantzio Mena's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cristiano Aveiro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Grabiel Escorcia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nacional's supporters rose to their feet, but Grabiel Escorcia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ni Tian Peng breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mantzio Mena hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Ni Tian Peng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grabiel Escorcia, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. Ni Tian Peng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 23rd minute of play. Ni Tian Peng had great luck who in the 25thth minute grab hold of the ball when Grabiel Escorcia from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Grabiel Escorcia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ni Tian Peng having to make a save. Ni Tian Peng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grabiel Escorcia, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Grabiel Escorcia might have been able to make a better finish in the 33rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ni Tian Peng. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Grabiel Escorcia ran back to his position shaking his head. El Pinar's Ni Tian Peng proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save El Pinar from getting a goal against them. Ni Tian Peng didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 38th minute, which inside left pole to 3-0. El Pinar's Ni Tian Peng proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save El Pinar from getting a goal against them. In the 44th match minute, El Pinar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martino Trillo to maneuver through the defense. When Süreyya Uzer came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the El Pinar 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 Süreyya Uzer couldn't finish the play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Toma Merlushkin to make the kick off. Grabiel Escorcia might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ni Tian Peng. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Grabiel Escorcia ran back to his position shaking his head. Ni Tian Peng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 52nd minute of the match. Ni Tian Peng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xu Sha, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. After 56 minutes El Pinar's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Andrea Heraso who took care of the corner kick. After taking down the ball on Nacional's corner Andrea Heraso fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Ni Tian Peng quite easily take care of the ball. In the 57th minute Grabiel Escorcia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ni Tian Peng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Grabiel Escorcia in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ni Tian Peng saved El Pinar from getting behind. In the 60th minute Nacional were awarded a corner. Andrea Heraso went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to Nacional's Grabiel Escorcia getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 66thth minute of the game Grabiel Escorcia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but El Pinar's Ni Tian Peng was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ni Tian Peng stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Grabiel Escorcia's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. Grabiel Escorcia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ni Tian Peng having to make a save. 73 minutes into the match, El Pinar's goal looked a bit too open when Grabiel Escorcia came free, but Ni Tian Peng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Martino Trillo's late challenge caught a Nacional's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Martino Trillo helped the player get up and apologised. In the 78th minute Grabiel Escorcia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ni Tian Peng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 79th minute, Toma Merlushkin 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. Cristiano Aveiro made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Mantzio Mena sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to El Pinar getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Martino Trillo hit a great ball. When Nacional's Grabiel Escorcia in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye El Pinar's goalie prevented a goal. Grabiel Escorcia hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Grabiel Escorcia scored 4-0 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ni Tian Peng, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 96th minute, Xu Sha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nacional's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.