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Estadio Mercedes
Spectators: 6649 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1649, VIP seats: 0) After having played for 5 minutes, Baldomiro Matro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Homero's supporters crossed their fingers, but Baldomiro Matro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 8 minutes into the game, Baldomiro Matro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Sergio Naldo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Juan Hunfredo kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. Emiliano Mederi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Sergio Naldo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 16 minutes into the game, Homero's Baldomiro Matro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sergio Naldo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Baldomiro Matro in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sergio Naldo saved Mercedes from getting behind. Emiliano Mederi might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sergio Naldo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Emiliano Mederi ran back to his position shaking his head. Baldomiro Matro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sergio Naldo having to interfere. Baldomiro Matro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 30th minute Baldomiro Matro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergio Naldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Mercedes's Jose Hernandez got a free kick in the 31st minute. After 33 played minutes, Homero's Americo Ursino shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Sergio Naldo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Homero reached it. Raimundo Toribio kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. 42 minutes into the match, Baldomiro Matro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sergio Naldo. Mercedes's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Baldomiro Matro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Baldomiro Matro was the one to do the kick off. Homero were awarded a corner in the 54th minute after Mercedes's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Americo Ursino took the corner. Americo Ursino made a great header on Homero's corner, it was just that Mercedes's Sergio Naldo managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baldomiro Matro in the 57th minute of play forced Mercedes's goalkeeper Sergio Naldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Raimundo Toribio came free with the goalkeeper in the 59th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Sergio Naldo could save by the left post. Sergio Naldo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baldomiro Matro in the 62nd minute of play. Sergio Naldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baldomiro Matro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 70 played minutes Baldomiro Matro rounded Mercedes's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-4. If Baldomiro Matro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sergio Naldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baldomiro Matro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sergio Naldo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Raimundo Toribio showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-5 in the 77 minute of play. Sergio Naldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baldomiro Matro in the 80th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Baldomiro Matro kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Sergio Naldo. That made the score 0-6 in the 82 minute of play. Mercedes's Sergio Naldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baldomiro Matro in the 86th minute of play. 87 minutes into the match, Mercedes's goal looked a bit too open when Baldomiro Matro came free, but Sergio Naldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 93 minutes, Jose Hernandez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mercedes and the Homero players grew even worse after the yellow card. The score was 0-8 after a penalty in the 95th minute, where Homero:s Americo Ursino tricked Mercedes:s Sergio Naldo with a difficult ball by the left post. When the match was over Homero could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Mercedes throughout the match.