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Estadio Sarmiento
Spectators: 7225 (Terracing: 5420, Seating: 1662, VIP seats: 143) 4 minutes into the match, Sarmiento's goal looked a bit too open when Ruben Gitano came free, but Victorio Locaio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Federico Gaufred in the 5th minute of play forced Piquense Futbol Club's goalkeeper Roberto Bernat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Victorio Locaio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benjamin Elizardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Benjamin Elizardo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 14th minute Ruben Gitano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victorio Locaio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benjamin Elizardo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Victorio Locaio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 24th match minute, Sarmiento was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zacarias Manuelo to maneuver through the defense. In the 28th minute of the match Piquense Futbol Club got a corner. Sarmiento's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Juan Raúl Riquelme ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Piquense Futbol Club's Julian Beltza to a score. 0-2 in the 28th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruben Gitano in the 31st minute of play forced Sarmiento's goalkeeper Victorio Locaio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sarmiento's Victorio Locaio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ruben Gitano in the 38th minute of play. Benjamin Rosalio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Benjamin Elizardo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victorio Locaio having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Ruben Gitano made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 53rdth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Victorio Locaio would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. Ruben Gitano might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Victorio Locaio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ruben Gitano ran back to his position shaking his head. Benjamin Elizardo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victorio Locaio having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Benjamin Elizardo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Victorio Locaio was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. Benjamin Elizardo was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 68th minute. Piquense Futbol Club's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ruben Gitano got free with Victorio Locaio in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 77th minute, Benjamin Elizardo fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Victorio Locaio, passed just outside the right post. 80 minutes into the game, Zacarias Manuelo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sarmiento's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Piquense Futbol Club the free kick. The supporters of Piquense Futbol Club booed when Sarmiento was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zacarias Manuelo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 83rd minute Piquense Futbol Club were awarded a corner. Juan Raúl Riquelme went to the cornerflag to take it. Ruben Gitanos short, quick shot in the 84thth minute got Victorio Locaio to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 85 played minutes Benjamin Elizardo rounded Sarmiento's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-3.