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Estadio Cerrado
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) 3 minutes into the match, Fecha Libre's goal looked a bit too open when Alan Zanette came free, but Emiliano Martínez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sαηgrε Azuɭ were awarded a corner in the 5th minute after Fecha Libre's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Artemio Nesto took the corner. The corner ended in Artemio Nesto almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Fecha Libre's Emiliano Martínez did a great save. After 8 played minutes Fecha Libre got a freekick which was hit by Mantzio Del Monte. 9 minutes into the match, Fecha Libre's goal looked a bit too open when Pepe Argento came free, but Emiliano Martínez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leandro Lorien's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Luciano Ferran read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. Leandro Lorien received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Luciano Ferran came out and tried to block the shot, but Leandro Lorien slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 25th minute. Leandro Lorien might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luciano Ferran. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leandro Lorien ran back to his position shaking his head. Sαηgrε Azuɭ's Luciano Ferran proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Sαηgrε Azuɭ from getting a goal against them. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fecha Libre's goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 32nd minute, Leandro Lorien reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Luciano Ferran. The goal made the score 2-0. Strahil Sapundzhiev could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Luciano Ferran made a huge save. In the 36th minute of the match Fecha Libre got a corner. Sαηgrε Azuɭ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Amador Kelemen ran over to the corner to take the kick. Sαηgrε Azuɭ were awarded a corner in the 41th minute after Fecha Libre's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Artemio Nesto took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Nicolás González managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. 44 minutes into the match, Fecha Libre's goal looked a bit too open when Pepe Argento came free, but Emiliano Martínez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Qi Ning Sha fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fecha Libre's protests and gave Qi Ning Sha a yellow card for diving instead. Qi Ning Sha hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pepe Argento in the 48th minute of play forced Fecha Libre's goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pepe Argento to make the kick off. After 52 played minutes Fecha Libre got a freekick which was hit by Eliseu Vaz. Leandro Lorien sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Leandro Lorien managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fecha Libre's supporters rose to their feet, but Leandro Lorien was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luciano Ferran breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 68 played minutes Fecha Libre got a freekick which was hit by Qi Ning Sha. Sαηgrε Azuɭ's Dalmacio Fernandez was substituted for Nicolás González. In the 70th match minute, Fecha Libre was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Qi Ning Sha to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adrian Orzaize in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Emiliano Martínez saved Fecha Libre from getting behind. Luciano Ferran showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amador Kelemen, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. After 79 minutes, Adrian Orzaize mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sαηgrε Azuɭ and the Fecha Libre players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 79th minute, Adrian Orzaize hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fecha Libre's Enrique Estebano was substituted for Qi Ning Sha. Fecha Libre's Ulises Hustaz was substituted for Eugenio Gilen. A collision led to Sαηgrε Azuɭ getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Adrian Orzaize hit a great ball. Igli Tare might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luciano Ferran. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Igli Tare ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 85th minute, Adrian Orzaize got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Emiliano Martínez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adrian Orzaize in the 88th minute of play. In the 90th minute Adrian Orzaize shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emiliano Martínez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 91 minutes had been played when some careless play by Fecha Libre's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Artemio Nesto was slow to take the kick. During this time Sαηgrε Azuɭ's players had a chance to rest. Eliseo Bernabel made a great header on Sαηgrε Azuɭ's corner, it was just that Fecha Libre's Emiliano Martínez managed to reach the ball for a save. Adrian Orzaize scored 2-1 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Emiliano Martínez, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Fecha Libre were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Sαηgrε Azuɭ for a fine match.