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Spectators: 7756 (Terracing: 5819, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) Lautaro Acosta started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Nestor Kelemen had great luck who in the 3rdth minute grab hold of the ball when Ariel Lopez from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. LEBRON's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lautaro Acosta in the 4th minute. LEBRON's Lautaro Acosta was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Nestor Kelemen in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 6 minutes into the game, Andi Mešanović was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Espirillo FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave LEBRON the free kick. The long shot by Walter Bou in the 7th minute really tested Nestor Kelemen's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After 9 minutes of play, Espirillo FC's Nayden Stefov made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Agustin Marchesan was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Espirillo FC's Emiliano Chucho got a free kick in the 13th minute. In the 19th minute, Alessandro Nesta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 20thth minute of the game Nurqulu Ähädov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LEBRON's Agustin Marchesan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 23rd minute, Ciro Taurino made a precise shot to the right of Agustin Marchesan. LEBRON's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. With a little luck, Espirillo FC's Nestor Kelemen got control of the ball when Lautaro Acosta tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ariel Lopez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nestor Kelemen having to interfere. Ariel Lopez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nestor Kelemen having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nurqulu Ähädov in the 36th minute of play forced LEBRON's goalkeeper Agustin Marchesan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ariel Lopez in the 37th minute of play forced Espirillo FC's goalkeeper Nestor Kelemen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 39th minute Ariel Lopez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nestor Kelemen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lautaro Acosta in the 43rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nestor Kelemen saved Espirillo FC from getting behind. Carlos Izquierdoz charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Carlos Izquierdoz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Carlos Izquierdoz hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Ariel Lopez managed to get in a good position for a shot. LEBRON's supporters rose to their feet, but Ariel Lopez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nestor Kelemen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After the first half Espirillo FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Freddy Elequemedo hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. Agustin Marchesan made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Emiliano Chucho sent off a good shot on target. 56 minutes into the match, LEBRON's goalkeeper Agustin Marchesan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nurqulu Ähädov. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ariel Lopez in the 58th minute of play forced Espirillo FC's goalkeeper Nestor Kelemen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Espirillo FC's Andi Mešanović got a free kick in the 60th minute. Agustin Marchesan made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Nurqulu Ähädov sent off a good shot on target. 69 minutes into the match, Nayden Stefov had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Agustin Marchesan. LEBRON's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nayden Stefov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nayden Stefov got free with Agustin Marchesan in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 73 played minutes Espirillo FC got a freekick which was hit by Freddy Elequemedo. In the 76th minute Nurqulu Ähädov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agustin Marchesan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 77th minute, Nurqulu Ähädov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Espirillo FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. After 88 played minutes LEBRON got a freekick which was hit by Ariel Lopez. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nurqulu Ähädov got free with Agustin Marchesan in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.