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Estadio Taltun
Spectators: 10883 (Terracing: 8163, Seating: 2503, VIP seats: 217) NAGANO F.C's Jari Alenius started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Cavenaghi in the 3rd minute of play forced NAGANO F.C's goalkeeper Vellito Alguerdo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 4th minute Taltum FC were awarded a corner. Marcelo Cavenaghi went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Taltum FC's corner Marcelo Cavenaghi fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Vellito Alguerdo quite easily take care of the ball. In the 5th minute, Di Le Jun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Taltum FC's Zhang Hao Qing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jari Alenius in the 16th minute of play. If Flavio Cifuentes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Vellito Alguerdo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flavio Cifuentes, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. A sloppy throw-in by Pertti Koskenkorva in the 22nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Taltum FC's Urko Vinuesa. 26 minutes into the match, Marcelo Cavenaghi notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of NAGANO F.C's Vellito Alguerdo. Vellito Alguerdo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Vellito Alguerdo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Flavio Cifuentes in the 32nd minute of play. After 33 minutes NAGANO F.C's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Marcelo Cavenaghi who took care of the corner kick. 38 minutes into the game, Taltum FC's Flavio Cifuentes nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vellito Alguerdo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. In the 47th minute, Ariel Ortega ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zhang Hao Qing was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Flavio Cifuentes to make the kick off. Zsigmond Gyarmati made in the 52nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and 郝德坤 immediately put the ball in play. Zhang Hao Qing took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jari Alenius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vellito Alguerdo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Flavio Cifuentes, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. In the 82nd minute Taltum FC were awarded a corner. Marcelo Cavenaghi went to the cornerflag to take it. Zhang Hao Qing made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ariel Ortega in the 85th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 87 minutes, Zhang Hao Qing successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. NAGANO F.C were awarded a corner in the 90th minute after Taltum FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Thorbjörn Hong took the corner. NAGANO F.C's Thorbjörn Hong was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Zhang Hao Qing in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Zhang Hao Qing took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Batistuta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Taltum FC's Zhang Hao Qing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ariel Ortega in the 96th minute of play. Vellito Alguerdo came out of the goal in the 97th minute to try and stop a shot by Taltum FC's Ralf Albäck. But to his dismay, Ralf Albäck quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. For all the effort they put into the match, the NAGANO F.C players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Taltum FC.