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Spectators: 7610 (Terracing: 5780, Seating: 1700, VIP seats: 130) bicho colorado's Agustin Karmel started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience was convinced that Celedonio Omero's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcelo Barovero was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. Adan Rafel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Constantino Toro, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Lugano 1 y 2's goal looked a bit too open when Agustin Karmel came free, but Marcelo Barovero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Daren McCollum took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Adan Rafel to make any attempt to save it. Adan Rafel made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Constantino Toro sent off a good shot on target. Adan Rafel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daren McCollum, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Epigonoi Kouches might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcelo Barovero. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Epigonoi Kouches ran back to his position shaking his head. Marcelo Barovero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agustin Karmel in the 31st minute of the match. In the 32nd minute, Constantino Toro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Adan Rafel was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Lugano 1 y 2's Daren McCollum slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Adan Rafel. That made the score 3-0 after 35 minutes of play. Lugano 1 y 2's Marcelo Barovero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Epigonoi Kouches in the 39th minute of play. bicho colorado's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Celedonio Omero in the 40th minute. Agustin Karmel was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Marcelo Barovero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Celedonio Omero in the 42nd minute of the match. 43 minutes into the match, bicho colorado's goalkeeper Adan Rafel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Constantino Toro. In the 44th match minute, bicho colorado was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Auguste Koenig to maneuver through the defense. Constantino Toro in the 46thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Adan Rafel, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Marcelo Barovero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celedonio Omero, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Constantino Toro to make the kick off. After having played for 53 minutes, Agustin Karmel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. bicho colorado's supporters crossed their fingers, but Agustin Karmel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 55th minute of the match, 秦翀广 got a very nice opportunity to score, but Marcelo Barovero was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After some careless play in the bicho colorado defense, Constantino Toro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adan Rafel. The bicho colorado fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adan Rafel should have stopped the shot. Marcelo Barovero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Epigonoi Kouches, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. In the 63rd minute, Lugano 1 y 2's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Fernando Redondo fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 68 minutes into the match, bicho colorado's goal looked a bit too open when Fermin Quintin came free, but Adan Rafel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Epigonoi Kouches could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Marcelo Barovero made a huge save. In the 76th minute, Constantino Toro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lugano 1 y 2 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. In the 80thth minute of the game Celedonio Omero who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lugano 1 y 2's Marcelo Barovero was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 84 minutes into the game, Daren McCollum cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-0. Adan Rafel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Constantino Toro in the 91st minute of play forced bicho colorado's goalkeeper Adan Rafel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fernando Redondo's late challenge caught a Lugano 1 y 2's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fernando Redondo helped the player get up and apologised. Fernando Redondo hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celedonio Omero in the 96th minute of play forced Lugano 1 y 2's goalkeeper Marcelo Barovero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the bicho colorado players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Lugano 1 y 2.