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Don Sigmund Fruit
Spectators: 7042 (Terracing: 5399, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 143) Roque Mancio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 2nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fernando Tomi having to interfere. Alberto Giraldo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Tomás Blasco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Juan Ortle had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 17th minute Alberto Giraldo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomás Blasco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roque Mancio might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fernando Tomi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Roque Mancio ran back to his position shaking his head. Peñarol FC's Fernando Tomi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Peñarol FC from getting a goal against them. Roque Mancio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Peñarol FC's Fernando Tomi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roque Mancio in the 29th minute of play. Tomás Blasco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Giraldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Roque Mancio was the one to do the kick off. Marcelino Lopez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Fernando Tomi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Juan Ortle received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Tomás Blasco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 56th minute, Peñarol FC's Alberto Giraldo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tomás Blasco. Tomás Blasco yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-1. 68 minutes into the match, Marcos Oliverios dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tomás Blasco, 0-2. Marcelino Lopez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Roque Mancio came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Merecíamos el Empate 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 Roque Mancio couldn't finish the play. Juan Ortle fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomás Blasco having to interfere. If Alberto Giraldo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Juan Ortle sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 95 minutes into the match, Peñarol FC's Juan Ortle sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tomás Blasco narrowly saved just below the crossbar.