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Estadio Batea
Spectators: 5437 (Terracing: 5437, Seating: 0, VIP seats: 0) 4 minutes into the match, independiente's goal looked a bit too open when Santiago Vimaro came free, but Samuel Osmundo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alejo Bartoleme sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rene Asur, 15 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. Simon Pitin's late challenge caught a Golondrinas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Simon Pitin helped the player get up and apologised. After 16 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for independiente! The supporters of Golondrinas booed when independiente was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rodolfo Astigar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gaspar Remir sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 32 minutes into the match, Golondrinas's Alejo Bartoleme sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Samuel Osmundo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 39 minutes into the match, independiente's Gaspar Remir sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Apolo Ler narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of independiente booed when Golondrinas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Claus didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Santiago Vimaro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in independiente's zone, Alejo Bartoleme stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Samuel Osmundo came out of the goal and Alejo Bartoleme tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Ivan Eguerdi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Apolo Ler tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ivan Eguerdi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Golondrinas's Apolo Ler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaspar Remir in the 63rd minute of play. Santiago Vimaro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 76 minutes into the match, Alejo Bartoleme had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Samuel Osmundo. independiente's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alejo Bartoleme was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. After having played for 90 minutes, Alejo Bartoleme managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Golondrinas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alejo Bartoleme was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Santiago Vimaro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuel Osmundo having to interfere.