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Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Cícero Moura started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute Hélder de Lara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hernan Firme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hernan Firme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hélder de Lara in the 8th minute of play. Petri Marrero kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Hélder de Lara took the ball and in the 11 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hernan Firme. Hernan Firme dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. In the 14thth minute of the game Hélder de Lara who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Unión y Progreso Tandil's Hernan Firme was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 16 minutes into the match, Nubecitas FC's Hélder de Lara sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hernan Firme narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 18 minutes into the match, Nubecitas FC's Hélder de Lara sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hernan Firme narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 20th minute, Hélder de Lara reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Hernan Firme. The goal made the score 2-0. In the 22nd minute, Sunday Morelos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hernan Firme made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hélder de Lara in the 24th minute of play. Hernan Firme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hélder de Lara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 26 minutes into the game, Eric Isaicu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Unión y Progreso Tandil's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nubecitas FC the free kick. In the 26th minute, Eric Isaicu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Txomin De la Rosa might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hernan Firme. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Txomin De la Rosa ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 30th minute Hélder de Lara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hernan Firme saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 32nd minute, Hélder de Lara reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Hernan Firme. The goal made the score 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eric Isaicu in the 36th minute of play forced Nubecitas FC's goalkeeper Christodoulos Karabogias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Unión y Progreso Tandil defense, Hélder de Lara kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hernan Firme. The Unión y Progreso Tandil fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hernan Firme should have stopped the shot. If Federico Di Muzio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hélder de Lara received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Hernan Firme came out and tried to block the shot, but Hélder de Lara slotted it home off the left post making it 5-0 in the 45th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 5-0.

60 minutes had been played when some careless play by Unión y Progreso Tandil's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lu Yang Nan was slow to take the kick. During this time Nubecitas FC's players had a chance to rest. Txomin De la Rosa made a great header on Nubecitas FC's corner, it was just that Unión y Progreso Tandil's Hernan Firme managed to reach the ball for a save. A collision led to Unión y Progreso Tandil getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Everardo Soin hit a great ball. In the 63rd minute, Everardo Soin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hernan Firme showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hélder de Lara, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. In the 66th minute, Hélder de Lara left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nubecitas FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. Nubecitas FC were awarded a corner in the 71th minute after Unión y Progreso Tandil's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lu Yang Nan took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Adrian Söderqwist got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Hernan Firme quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 73rd minute, Hélder de Lara left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nubecitas FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-0. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Unión y Progreso Tandil's goalkeeper Hernan Firme, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nubecitas FC made a substitution. Jordi Ferrari replaced Hélder de Lara. Hernan Firme stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jordi Ferrari's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jordi Ferrari in the 84th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hernan Firme prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Lu Yang Nan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 90 minutes into the match, Nubecitas FC's Jordi Ferrari sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hernan Firme narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Hernan Firme took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jordi Ferrari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 95 minutes of play, Nubecitas FC's Jordi Ferrari made it 9-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hernan Firme was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nubecitas FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.