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Estadio Alcaraz
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Raimundo Lopes kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paolo Jakobe in the 7th minute of play forced Pichanal's goalkeeper Miguel Diagur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Melquiades Aragones fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miguel Diagur having to interfere. Melquiades Aragones fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Miguel Diagur having to interfere. Paolo Jakobe 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. Melquiades Aragones received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Miguel Diagur tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Melquiades Aragones struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Miguel Diagur didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Alcaraz AFC. In the 20th minute, Bernabe Batista hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 21 minutes into the match, Pichanal's goal looked a bit too open when Melquiades Aragones came free, but Miguel Diagur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Alcaraz AFC's Paolo Jakobe slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Miguel Diagur. That made the score 1-0 after 24 minutes of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 28th minute of the game. One of Alcaraz AFC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Pichanal:s goal. When Hipolito Urki came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Alcaraz AFC 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 Hipolito Urki couldn't finish the play. Melquiades Aragones received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Miguel Diagur tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alcaraz AFC's Silvano Lehoi got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Melquiades Aragones could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Miguel Diagur made a huge save. Melquiades Aragones was extremely unlucky when he, in the 43rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Cristo Cordara might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Miguel Diagur. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cristo Cordara ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 46th minute, Alcaraz AFC's Silvano Lehoi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. 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 2-1.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Isidoro Reyes got free with Emanuel Balesio in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Melquiades Aragones in the 55th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Miguel Diagur prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Emanuel Balesio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raimundo Lopes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Pichanal's goalkeeper Miguel Diagur, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Hipolito Urki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 65th minute, Cristo Cordara ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Miguel Diagur was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Hipolito Urki sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Miguel Diagur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Melquiades Aragones, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Pichanal's zone, Silvano Lehoi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Miguel Diagur came out of the goal and Silvano Lehoi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 76th match minute, Alcaraz AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcelo Solustiano to maneuver through the defense. Isidoro Reyes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Emanuel Balesio made a huge save. Emanuel Balesio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raimundo Lopes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Pichanal booed when Alcaraz AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hipolito Urki didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 80th match minute, Alcaraz AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvano Lehoi to maneuver through the defense. When Melquiades Aragones came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Alcaraz AFC 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 Melquiades Aragones couldn't finish the play. In the 86th minute Melquiades Aragones shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Miguel Diagur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Miguel Diagur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hipolito Urki, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Melquiades Aragones struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Miguel Diagur didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Alcaraz AFC. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Cristo Cordara managed to get in a good position for a shot. Alcaraz AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristo Cordara was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Miguel Diagur breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.