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Martin Palermo
Spectators: 7271 (Terracing: 5455, Seating: 1672, VIP seats: 144) Yaretayo's Roberto Miliano 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. Ladislao Heli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roberto Miliano in the 3rd minute of play. Roberto Miliano struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Ladislao Heli didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Yaretayo. Santos Intxixu made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Augusto Alvarez sent off a good shot on target. Palermo FC's Ladislao Heli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Silvestre Ciano in the 17th minute of play. Augusto Alvarez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Santos Intxixu having to interfere. If Roberto Miliano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Palermo FC's zone, Silvestre Ciano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ladislao Heli came out of the goal and Silvestre Ciano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 30 minutes into the match, Palermo FC's Zeledon Azibar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Santos Intxixu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Silvestre Ciano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ladislao Heli having to interfere. Ladislao Heli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silvestre Ciano in the 36th minute of play. If Roberto Miliano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ladislao Heli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Silvestre Ciano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 39 played minutes Palermo FC got a freekick which was hit by Braulio Gurutz. Igor Jaunzuria charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Igor Jaunzuria the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Palermo FC's Igor Jaunzuria got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Pascual Fonda took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 44th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ladislao Heli. Palermo FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Roberto Miliano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Silvestre Ciano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Ladislao Heli tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zeledon Azibar to make the kick off. Palermo FC were awarded a corner in the 54th minute after Yaretayo's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Flavio Ler took the corner. After a defensive mix-up in Yaretayo's zone, Augusto Alvarez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Santos Intxixu came out of the goal and Augusto Alvarez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 59 minutes, Cesar Darien mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Yaretayo and the Palermo FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 59 played minutes Yaretayo got a freekick which was hit by Cesar Darien. After 61 played minutes Palermo FC got a freekick which was hit by Ubaldo Tome. Silvestre Ciano in the 62ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ladislao Heli, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With a little luck, Palermo FC's Ladislao Heli got control of the ball when Silvestre Ciano tried to sneak it across the goal line. Everardo Shantala charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Everardo Shantala the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Everardo Shantala hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. If Silvestre Ciano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Palermo FC booed when Yaretayo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Serafin Resto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Augusto Alvarez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 90th match minute, Yaretayo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Placido Raitin to maneuver through the defense. Augusto Alvarez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Santos Intxixu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Silvestre Ciano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Despite being the better team, Yaretayo failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.