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Estadio Merlo
Spectators: 5025 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 25) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Joel Artizar kicked off to start the match. Virgilio Incendio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Eustacio Basualdo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maximiliano Florian having to interfere. Virgilio Incendio in the 16thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Maximiliano Florian, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 18 minutes into the game, Aaron Ignatius was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Merlo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Light Lines FC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Merlo's Aaron Ignatius got a free kick in the 18th minute. Miguel Quin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joel Artizar in the 21st minute of the match. In the 22nd minute of the match Haroldo Guillelmus sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Miguel Quin skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Artizar in the 24th minute of play forced Merlo's goalkeeper Miguel Quin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eustacio Basualdo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Maximiliano Florian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Eustacio Basualdo came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Merlo 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 Eustacio Basualdo couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Artizar in the 41st minute of play forced Merlo's goalkeeper Miguel Quin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute Light Lines FC were awarded a corner. Igor Oskitz went to the cornerflag to take it. Igor Oskitz made a great header on Light Lines FC's corner, it was just that Merlo's Miguel Quin managed to reach the ball for a save. Joel Artizar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Miguel Quin having to make a save. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

After 53rd play minutes Cayetano Rivero shot 2-1, a short shot which went by Maximiliano Florian and just under the crossbar into goal. After having played for 60 minutes, Eustacio Basualdo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Merlo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eustacio Basualdo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Maximiliano Florian didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Merlo's Virgilio Incendio shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 3-1 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 64th minute Virgilio Incendio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maximiliano Florian saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Eustacio Basualdo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Eustacio Basualdo came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the Merlo 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 Eustacio Basualdo couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tobias Javiar got free with Miguel Quin in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cayetano Rivero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maximiliano Florian having to interfere. Miguel Quin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Artizar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joel Artizar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 90th minute, Virgilio Incendio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maximiliano Florian was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-1.