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Spectators: 7669 (Terracing: 5752, Seating: 1764, VIP seats: 153) Gelu Nicolau sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 4 minutes into the match, Gelu Nicolau had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hernan Lorencio. Esparta FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gelu Nicolau was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 8th minute Giovani Lo Celso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hernan Lorencio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Esparta FC getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Francisco Vincente hit a great ball. Hernan Lorencio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eugenio Vermudo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Salih Orus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Artime, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Hernan Lorencio didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luisito Quintan went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Ruperto Sedeni charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ruperto Sedeni the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Esparta FC's Ruperto Sedeni got a free kick in the 34th minute. Gelu Nicolau took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hernan Lorencio. Hernan Lorencio dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. In the 45thth minute of the game Giovani Lo Celso who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Esparta FC's Hernan Lorencio was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The Esparta FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Central were winning 0-4.

Central's Julio Ekaitz was substituted for Aurelio Jorrin. 74 minutes into the match, Luís Artime had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Salih Orus. Central's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luís Artime was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-6. Esparta FC's Grigoris Ntountas quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Celso Santxol, made in the 78th minute of the game. Celso Santxol hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. 84 minutes into the match, Esparta FC's goal looked a bit too open when Gelu Nicolau came free, but Hernan Lorencio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Esparta FC defense, Giovani Lo Celso kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hernan Lorencio. The Esparta FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hernan Lorencio should have stopped the shot. When Gelu Nicolau came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Central 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 Gelu Nicolau couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by German Lalla during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. German Lalla hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Hernan Lorencio was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Eugenio Vermudo.