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Donato Tomi
Spectators: 9221 (Terracing: 6917, Seating: 2121, VIP seats: 183) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lolo Acharan made the kick off which started today's match. Edgardo Rondanelli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristian Botasso in the 11th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Talcampeón FC's Mikel Señoret got a free kick in the 12th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lolo Acharan in the 14th minute of play forced U.C.MILÁN's goalkeeper Menéndez Walton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes into the match, Talcampeón FC's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Botasso came free, but Edgardo Rondanelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Menéndez Walton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mikel Señoret in the 16th minute of the match. Menéndez Walton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lolo Acharan, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Vilhelm Vilhelmsson in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Edgardo Rondanelli saved Talcampeón FC from getting behind. After a rather tough play, U.C.MILÁN's Sebastiano Pareja got a free kick in the 28th minute. Jelmer Lodewijks received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Edgardo Rondanelli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Menéndez Walton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lolo Acharan in the 36th minute of play. Edgardo Rondanelli made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jelmer Lodewijks in the 37th minute. U.C.MILÁN's Cristian Botasso was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 46th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cristian Botasso to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Marcelino Fritz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Menéndez Walton was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. 56 minutes had been played when some careless play by U.C.MILÁN's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Javiero Charme was slow to take the kick. During this time Talcampeón FC's players had a chance to rest. Edgardo Rondanelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Botasso in the 61st minute of the match. 69 minutes into the match, U.C.MILÁN's Jose Manuel Gajardo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Edgardo Rondanelli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 70 minutes into the match, U.C.MILÁN's goal looked a bit too open when Abundio Duarte came free, but Menéndez Walton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Mancheño in the 74th minute of play forced U.C.MILÁN's goalkeeper Menéndez Walton to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Menéndez Walton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikel Señoret, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. With a little luck, U.C.MILÁN's Menéndez Walton got control of the ball when Mikel Señoret tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Vilhelm Vilhelmsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cristian Botasso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edgardo Rondanelli having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Marcelino Fritz kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Menéndez Walton. That made the score 1-1 in the 87 minute of play. Edgardo Rondanelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vilhelm Vilhelmsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.