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El Expreso
Spectators: 7382 (Terracing: 5538, Seating: 1697, VIP seats: 147) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Şansal Dalga took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Şansal Dalga got free with Rodrigo Endura in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ramiro Raymundo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Onbera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th minute, one of Rey Garufa FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Rey Garufa FC. The referee gave Club San Martin de Salta a penalty, 16 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Eriberto Abraão, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Rey Garufa FC's Rodrigo Endura. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Şansal Dalga in the 19th minute of play forced Rey Garufa FC's goalkeeper Rodrigo Endura to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 20 minutes, James Madison managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Club San Martin de Salta's supporters crossed their fingers, but James Madison was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rodrigo Endura took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Şansal Dalga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ramiro Raymundo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaime Onbera in the 23rd minute of the match. Severino Galsino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 30 minutes in the game Alfredinho Dionísio did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to James Madison. Rodrigo Endura made an important save on a dangerous shot by Şansal Dalga in the 35th minute. 40 minutes into the game, Eriberto Abraão was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Club San Martin de Salta's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rey Garufa FC the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 39th minute of the game. One of Club San Martin de Salta:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Rey Garufa FC:s goal. In the 41st minute, Ubaldo Diaz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ramiro Raymundo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Club San Martin de Salta were furious when Eriberto Abraão was red carded, 46 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in Club San Martin de Salta fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 45th minute. Penalty! Ubaldo Diaz walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Honorato Eneto was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute, Jaime Onbera left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rey Garufa FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Ramiro Raymundo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Honorato Eneto in the 60th minute of the match. Ramiro Raymundo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Honorato Eneto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rodrigo Endura made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from James Madison in the 66th minute of play. Club San Martin de Salta were awarded a corner in the 67th minute after Rey Garufa FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Nicanor Su took the corner. Club San Martin de Salta's Nicanor Su was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Rodrigo Endura in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. James Madison sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Club San Martin de Salta getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Ulf Lidström hit a great ball. Ubaldo Diaz, 81 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Club San Martin de Salta's Ramiro Raymundo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Club San Martin de Salta from getting a goal against them. Rey Garufa FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ubaldo Diaz in the 84th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Club San Martin de Salta's goalie and right to Armando Theodore. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Club San Martin de Salta's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. With an all-out effort, Rey Garufa FC's Ramiro Raymundo threw himself towards the right post 86 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Honorato Eneto, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. If Honorato Eneto had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Honorato Eneto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Ramiro Raymundo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Rey Garufa FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.