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La Garra del Tigre
Spectators: 7830 (Terracing: 5874, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 156) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pastor Quiroga started the match with the kick off. Ricardo Stephen made in the 4th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Andres Pitin immediately put the ball in play. Eloy Mazuste made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pastor Quiroga in the 6th minute of play. 12 minutes into the game, Celestino Ponce was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Escalada City FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tigres Ñacuñán FC the free kick. The supporters of Tigres Ñacuñán FC booed when Escalada City FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Celestino Ponce didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tigres Ñacuñán FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sinan Okergun in the 15th minute. After 16 played minutes Escalada City FC got a freekick which was hit by Jairo Ovando. Eloy Mazuste showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celso Onbera, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Eloy Mazuste took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pastor Quiroga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 29 minutes into the match, Escalada City FC's goalkeeper Pastor Noriega had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andres Pitin. A sloppy throw-in by Ricardo Stephen in the 31st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Escalada City FC's Gregorio Frichoso. Eloy Mazuste took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pastor Quiroga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Escalada City FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 49th minute, when Mariano Llorian scored to the left of an out of position Pastor Noriega, making the score, 1-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Stanislaw Hyska stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Pastor Noriega stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Stanislaw Hyska's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. The supporters of Escalada City FC booed when Tigres Ñacuñán FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ricardo Stephen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hernán Abril kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. 64 minutes into the match, Escalada City FC's goal looked a bit too open when Stanislaw Hyska came free, but Pastor Noriega reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Escalada City FC defense, Mariano Llorian kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pastor Noriega. The Escalada City FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pastor Noriega should have stopped the shot. In the 69th minute Pastor Quiroga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eloy Mazuste saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eloy Mazuste showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pastor Quiroga in the 74th minute of the match. Eloy Mazuste took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pastor Quiroga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 92nd minute, Celso Onbera hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sinan Okergun took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 94th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Pastor Noriega. Escalada City FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Eloy Mazuste didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 95th minute, which inside left pole to 2-1. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Tigres Ñacuñán FC fully deserved thier win.