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vladivostok
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lisandro Pepillo started the match with the kick off. Christian Neto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pascual Baumer read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. Caldao's Geronimo Palben played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lisandro Pepillo in the 7th minute of play. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Caldao's goalkeeper Geronimo Palben, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 13th minute, Mateo Santana left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Caldao fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 18thth minute of the game Lisandro Pepillo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Caldao's Geronimo Palben was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Defensores del Acha were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after Caldao's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Maximino Remir took the corner. Lisandro Pepillo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Geronimo Palben having to interfere. The supporters of Defensores del Acha booed when Caldao was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roque Txanton didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 43rdth minute of the game Lisandro Pepillo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Caldao's Geronimo Palben was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Christian Neto's late challenge caught a Defensores del Acha's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Christian Neto helped the player get up and apologised. After 44 played minutes Caldao got a freekick which was hit by Christian Neto. Lisandro Pepillo 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. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mateo Santana made a kick off. If Benjamin Senin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 55 minutes into the match, Defensores del Acha's goal looked a bit too open when Mateo Santana came free, but Pascual Baumer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Silvestre Izel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Pascual Baumer made a huge save. Lisandro Pepillo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Geronimo Palben tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Geronimo Palben made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamin Senin in the 64th minute of play. Benjamin Senin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Geronimo Palben tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pascual Baumer made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Silvestre Izel sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lisandro Pepillo in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Geronimo Palben saved Caldao from getting behind. Silvestre Izel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pascual Baumer having to interfere. In the 82nd match minute, Defensores del Acha was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anier Argoitz to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Caldao getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Celso Hotz hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benjamin Senin in the 86th minute of play forced Caldao's goalkeeper Geronimo Palben to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89th minute, Celso Hotz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Geronimo Palben took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lisandro Pepillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Defensores del Acha supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Caldao's performance. The match ended with a win for Caldao.