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Spectators: 7090 (Terracing: 5319, Seating: 1630, VIP seats: 141) Marcos Macerio started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the match, Fidel Seber notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of LA LEPRA's Ulises Cordaro. Ulises Cordaro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Paulino Seme sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 8 minutes, Marcos Macerio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gimnasia y esgrima's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcos Macerio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Flavio Astudillo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Ulises Cordaro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 11 minutes into the match, Fidel Seber notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of LA LEPRA's Ulises Cordaro. Ulises Cordaro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Venancio Platon made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Basilio Ramos sent off a good shot on target. Flavio Astudillo kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Leo Horado, 18 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. Venancio Platon was out of position in the 20 minute of play, and Faustino Muno capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Faustino Muno really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. Ulises Cordaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fidel Seber in the 23rd minute of play. Ulises Cordaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcos Macerio, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. In the 26th minute, Flavio Astudillo made a precise shot to the right of Ulises Cordaro. LA LEPRA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Venancio Platon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Basilio Ramos in the 30th minute of play. Marcos Macerio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ulises Cordaro having to interfere. Ulises Cordaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fidel Seber, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. If Marcos Macerio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Paulino Seme had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulino Seme in the 42nd minute of play forced LA LEPRA's goalkeeper Ulises Cordaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcos Macerio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ulises Cordaro having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Faustino Muno to strike the kick off in the second half. When Nestor Sendoa fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored LA LEPRA's protests and gave Nestor Sendoa a yellow card for diving instead. Nestor Sendoa kicked well hit freekick during the 51st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcos Macerio in the 53rd minute of play forced LA LEPRA's goalkeeper Ulises Cordaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Venancio Platon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Faustino Muno in the 58th minute of play. With his leg Ulises Cordaro managed to avoid a goal in the 65thth minute, when Gimnasia y esgrima's Marcos Macerio fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 67 minutes of play, LA LEPRA's Basilio Ramos made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Venancio Platon was left in no man's land by his defense there! Venancio Platon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Basilio Ramos, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Marcos Macerio scored 2-5 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ulises Cordaro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Faustino Muno during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Faustino Muno hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. After 75 minutes, Arnulfo Regis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gimnasia y esgrima and the LA LEPRA players grew even worse after the yellow card. Venancio Platon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Basilio Ramos, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. When Paulino Seme came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Gimnasia y esgrima fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Paulino Seme couldn't finish the play. In the 81st match minute, Gimnasia y esgrima was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benigno Quin to maneuver through the defense. 82 minutes into the match, LA LEPRA's Leo Horado broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. The audience was convinced that Marcos Macerio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ulises Cordaro was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. LA LEPRA's Ulises Cordaro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save LA LEPRA from getting a goal against them. Benigno Quin's late challenge caught a LA LEPRA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Benigno Quin helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Gimnasia y esgrima's Benigno Quin got a free kick in the 94th minute. The audience held their breath when Nestor Sendoa in the 97th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Venancio Platon's left hand side. Gimnasia y esgrima's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.