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Estadio Rosetti
Spectators: 7007 (Terracing: 5363, Seating: 1644, VIP seats: 0) Expreso Azul's Hugon Pawlak 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. Hugon Pawlak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cecilio Inocente having to interfere. Cecilio Inocente showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edson de Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Edson de Castro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cecilio Inocente having to interfere. Cecilio Inocente made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugon Pawlak in the 12th minute of play. 23 minutes into the game, Fulgencio Etxatxu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Expreso Azul's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave San Lorenzo the free kick. Hugon Pawlak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in San Lorenzo's zone, Edson de Castro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cecilio Inocente came out of the goal and Edson de Castro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 34 minutes into the game, Antonio Aragones was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. San Lorenzo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Expreso Azul the free kick. Antonio Aragones kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. In the 38th minute, Expreso Azul's 程夕云 seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed 程夕云 the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Expreso Azul protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and 程夕云 had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 39 played minutes Expreso Azul got a freekick which was hit by 程夕云. After 40 played minutes, San Lorenzo's Arsenio Felo shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Cleto Eguen came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in San Lorenzo reached it. When Edson de Castro came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Expreso Azul 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 Edson de Castro couldn't finish the play. Aquilino Vermudo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cecilio Inocente having to interfere. When Edson de Castro came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Expreso Azul 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 Edson de Castro couldn't finish the play. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Iker Harri during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, San Lorenzo's Iker Harri got a free kick in the 51st minute. If Virgilio Sindo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 57th minute, Edson de Castro fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Cecilio Inocente showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leonides Inautzi in the 62nd minute of the match. Edson de Castro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Cecilio Inocente made a huge save. In the 66th match minute, San Lorenzo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valentin Abilio to maneuver through the defense. Edson de Castro who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 68thth minute tested the skills of Cecilio Inocente when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in San Lorenzo's zone, Virgilio Sindo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cecilio Inocente came out of the goal and Virgilio Sindo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to San Lorenzo getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Arsenio Felo hit a great ball. In the 91st minute, Iker Harri hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Edson de Castro in the 92ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Cecilio Inocente, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 96 minutes into the match, Expreso Azul's goal looked a bit too open when Roman Ganix came free, but Cleto Eguen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match was over Expreso Azul could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than San Lorenzo throughout the match.