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HEROES DE SAN RAMON
Spectators: 8773 (Terracing: 6500, Seating: 2123, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gumaro Jaraba started the match with the kick off. Mendebal Meruendano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gumaro Jaraba in the 5th minute. UTC FC's Jānis Pavelskops played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armando Santotis in the 6th minute of play. UTC FC's Jānis Pavelskops played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lionel Ronaldo in the 8th minute of play. Jānis Pavelskops took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kevin Justo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute Gumaro Jaraba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mendebal Meruendano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. UTC FC's Jānis Pavelskops played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armando Santotis in the 20th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gumaro Jaraba in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mendebal Meruendano saved Sporting Chilcano from getting behind. In the 27th minute Sporting Chilcano were awarded a corner. Modestio Cañucal went to the cornerflag to take it. 30 minutes into the match, UTC FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lionel Ronaldo came free, but Jānis Pavelskops reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Macias Poblaciones in the 34th minute of play forced Sporting Chilcano's goalkeeper Mendebal Meruendano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lionel Ronaldo in the 37th minute of play forced UTC FC's goalkeeper Jānis Pavelskops to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 41st minute Armando Santotis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jānis Pavelskops saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Sporting Chilcano's Lionel Ronaldo in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye UTC FC's goalie prevented a goal. UTC FC's Hever Velaz got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in UTC FC's zone, Lionel Ronaldo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jānis Pavelskops came out of the goal and Lionel Ronaldo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jānis Pavelskops showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lionel Ronaldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Armando Santotis made a kick off. Jānis Pavelskops made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lionel Ronaldo in the 51st minute. Sporting Chilcano's Mendebal Meruendano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Macias Poblaciones in the 52nd minute of play. When UTC FC's Hever Velaz in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sporting Chilcano's goalie prevented a goal. UTC FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Velasco Cantu in the 56th minute. Jānis Pavelskops showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lionel Ronaldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Fidele Gadea hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Sporting Chilcano made a substitution. Baumer Sator replaced Fidele Gadea. UTC FC made a substitution. Zornin Nava replaced Tālis Kimtaitis. Fidele Gadea hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Jānis Pavelskops showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Armando Santotis in the 71st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lionel Ronaldo in the 72nd minute of play forced UTC FC's goalkeeper Jānis Pavelskops to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mendebal Meruendano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hever Velaz in the 77th minute of the match. 78 minutes into the game, Lionel Ronaldo lined in a short shot 0-1 behind a frustrated Jānis Pavelskops. With 82 minutes on the clock, Modestio Cañucal commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Sporting Chilcano fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 82nd minute. Penalty! Sporting Chilcano:s Mendebal Meruendano showed great skill when he stopped Piearres Cena:s penalty. Gilesindo Pastrana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Jānis Pavelskops tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. UTC FC's Jānis Pavelskops played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armando Santotis in the 89th minute of play. A collision led to Sporting Chilcano getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Lionel Ronaldo hit a great ball. UTC FC's Piearres Cena couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Sporting Chilcano. 95 minutes into the match, Sporting Chilcano's Belo Cabuerniga sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jānis Pavelskops narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sporting Chilcano played a much better game than UTC FC and deserved their victory. The UTC FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.