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Huayllucu
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 2000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Estevon Abancens kicked off to start the match. Estevon Abancens struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Aurelio Licon didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Escuadrón Mercenario. If Gaspar Abastas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aurelio Licon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enrique Abeijon in the 5th minute of play. After 6 minutes Huayllucu's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Gartxot Abeita who took care of the corner kick. Escuadrón Mercenario's Gartxot Abeita was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Aurelio Licon in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Estevon Abancens in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aurelio Licon saved Huayllucu from getting behind. In the 12th minute, Ramiro Messias left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Escuadrón Mercenario fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Aurelio Licon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Estevon Abancens in the 15th minute of the match. In the 19th minute, Enrique Abeijon ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aurelio Licon was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. A collision led to Huayllucu getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Victorino Ponce hit a great ball. 23 minutes into the match, Enrique Abeijon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aurelio Licon. Huayllucu's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Enrique Abeijon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. In the 28th minute, Manu Lluberas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 29 minutes into the match, Zé Pedro Medeiros notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of Huayllucu's Aurelio Licon. Aurelio Licon was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 31st minute, Victorino Ponce hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 33 minutes into the match, Huayllucu's goal looked a bit too open when Estevon Abancens came free, but Aurelio Licon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 34th minute, Zé Pedro Medeiros 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. The Escuadrón Mercenario fans' excitement grew in the 35th match minute when Escuadrón Mercenario's Estevon Abancens looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-6 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Aurelio Licon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Estevon Abancens in the 39th minute of play. 39 minutes into the game, Escuadrón Mercenario's Estevon Abancens nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aurelio Licon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. The Huayllucu players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Escuadrón Mercenario were winning 0-8.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Salbatore Barquerin to make the kick off. After 51 minutes, Chano Traus mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Huayllucu and the Escuadrón Mercenario players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ramiro Messias received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Aurelio Licon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aurelio Licon was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Estevon Abancens showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-9 in the 54 minute of play. A hard shot 58 in the game by Estevon Abancens from a close distance when the talented Aurelio Licon managed to make a qualified save. Huayllucu's players were relieved. Estevon Abancens received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Aurelio Licon came out and tried to block the shot, but Estevon Abancens slotted it home off the left post making it 0-10 in the 60th minute. A collision led to Escuadrón Mercenario getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Zé Pedro Medeiros hit a great ball. In the 65th minute, Enrique Abeijon fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Aurelio Licon, passed just outside the right post. Estevon Abancens scored 0-11 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aurelio Licon, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Estevon Abancens was extremely unlucky when he, in the 69th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. If Enrique Abeijon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aurelio Licon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Estevon Abancens, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aurelio Licon was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Estevon Abancens showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-13 in the 75 minute of play. Escuadrón Mercenario's Peli Abalos was substituted for Enrique Abeijon. Ramiro Messias's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Aurelio Licon firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 86th play minutes Estevon Abancens shot 0-15, a short shot which went by Aurelio Licon and just under the crossbar into goal. 89 minutes into the game, Onofre Badia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Huayllucu's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Escuadrón Mercenario the free kick. After a defensive mix-up in Huayllucu's zone, Ramiro Messias stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aurelio Licon came out of the goal and Ramiro Messias tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.