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Coloso del Centro
Spectators: 7568 (Terracing: 5677, Seating: 1740, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Palos Trabeso took the kick off in the first half of the match. 2 minutes into the game, one of Aragua Central:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 4th minute there was a penalty for Chuquentinos. Gualterio Joara stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Gaizkine Ibarlucea. 0-1. Gualterio Joara might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gaizkine Ibarlucea. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gualterio Joara ran back to his position shaking his head. 8 minutes into the game, Luiz Eduardo Barreto cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Gaizkine Ibarlucea was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gaizkine Ibarlucea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gualterio Joara in the 12th minute of the match. Luiz Eduardo Barreto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gaizkine Ibarlucea having to interfere. In the 20th minute, Palos Trabeso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 22nd minute, Erasto Bernabeytia reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Esiquio Villalpando. The goal made the score 1-2. 26 minutes into the match, Rodriguez Inestrosa dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Esiquio Villalpando, 2-2. A collision led to Aragua Central getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Jaunti Araujo hit a great ball. Chuquentinos's Esiquio Villalpando proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Chuquentinos from getting a goal against them. Esiquio Villalpando made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pudes Vigalondo in the 39th minute. A collision led to Aragua Central getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Rodriguez Inestrosa hit a great ball. Luiz Eduardo Barreto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Luiz Eduardo Barreto to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Gualterio Joara notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Aragua Central's Gaizkine Ibarlucea. Gaizkine Ibarlucea was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 57th match minute, Aragua Central was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Garin Bullido to maneuver through the defense. Gaizkine Ibarlucea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gualterio Joara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gualterio Joara's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Gaizkine Ibarlucea firmly grabbed it by the left post. Gaizkine Ibarlucea didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 61st minute, which inside left pole to 2-4. Esiquio Villalpando took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaunti Araujo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lisandro Oliba hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. When Erasto Bernabeytia came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Aragua Central 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 Erasto Bernabeytia couldn't finish the play. In the 68th minute, Garin Bullido hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 70th minute, Lisandro Oliba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 72 minutes into the match, Chuquentinos's goal looked a bit too open when Erasto Bernabeytia came free, but Esiquio Villalpando reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luiz Eduardo Barreto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Aragua Central's Gaizkine Ibarlucea got control of the ball when Gualterio Joara tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 80 minutes into the game, when Leheren Sande put in a rough tackle. If Victor Noboa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Esiquio Villalpando took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Palos Trabeso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gualterio Joara blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gaizkine Ibarlucea having to make a save. Esiquio Villalpando showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Palos Trabeso in the 94th minute of the match. Chuquentinos's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.