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Spectators: 7234 (Terracing: 5427, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joel Vela started the match with the kick off. Eliseo Rodriguez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Vela, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Tiburcio Boni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Felipe Paez in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dennis Sundberg saved EL ROJO TUCUMANO from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Joel Vela's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eliseo Rodriguez was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. If Joel Vela had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 21st minute Tiburcio Boni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dennis Sundberg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joel Vela struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Eliseo Rodriguez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for EL ROJO TUCUMANO. Joel Vela struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Eliseo Rodriguez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for EL ROJO TUCUMANO. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tiburcio Boni in the 29th minute of play forced EL ROJO TUCUMANO's goalkeeper Dennis Sundberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute, Carmelo Mitxel got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Joel Vela received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Eliseo Rodriguez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 35th minute, Severo Camerino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match clock showed 44 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Tiburcio Boni sped through EL ROJO TUCUMANO's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dennis Sundberg. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

After 51 played minutes EL ROJO TUCUMANO got a freekick which was hit by Anastasio Ibañez. If Felipe Paez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eliseo Rodriguez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Vela in the 54th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Tienso FC's Ovidio Gonzales got a free kick in the 57th minute. In the 61st minute, Carmelo Mitxel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Eliseo Rodriguez was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Joel Vela fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eliseo Rodriguez having to interfere. 67 minutes into the match, Tienso FC's goal looked a bit too open when Carmelo Mitxel came free, but Eliseo Rodriguez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eliseo Rodriguez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carmelo Mitxel, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. A collision led to Tienso FC getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Severo Camerino hit a great ball. 72 minutes into the match, EL ROJO TUCUMANO's Per Bergström broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 74th minute, Felipe Paez got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The audience was convinced that Joel Vela's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eliseo Rodriguez was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in EL ROJO TUCUMANO's zone, Felipe Paez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dennis Sundberg came out of the goal and Felipe Paez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tiburcio Boni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Dennis Sundberg tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carmelo Mitxel struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Eliseo Rodriguez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for EL ROJO TUCUMANO. In the 91st minute, EL ROJO TUCUMANO's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Tiburcio Boni fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Felipe Paez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. EL ROJO TUCUMANO had won after a very even match.