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Martin Palermo
Spectators: 7202 (Terracing: 5403, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Osvaldo Potente got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, Braulio Gurutz made a precise shot to the right of Alonzo Hotz. La inerte barra de carbón's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Jairo Navarro charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jairo Navarro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Zeledon Azibar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Alonzo Hotz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Augusto Alvarez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zeledon Azibar struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Alonzo Hotz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Palermo FC. Zeledon Azibar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alonzo Hotz having to interfere. Alonzo Hotz made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Augusto Alvarez sent off a good shot on target. Osvaldo Potente 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. After 37 minutes, Osvaldo Potente mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La inerte barra de carbón and the Palermo FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Osvaldo Potente kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. If Zeledon Azibar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 40th minute, Rogelio Romo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 47 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for La inerte barra de carbón! The goalkeeper, Alonzo Hotz, was totally fooled by Palermo FC's Flavio Ler, who 49 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Zeledon Azibar made the kick off in the second half. Gonzalo Paskal kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Ladislao Heli didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Osvaldo Potente went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. The supporters of La inerte barra de carbón booed when Palermo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Flavio Ler didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Palermo FC's goalkeeper Ladislao Heli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Palermo FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.