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Estádio Xixa
Spectators: 7295 (Terracing: 5473, Seating: 1677, VIP seats: 145) After a rather tough play, Tucuman's Luciano Urbano got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Conrado Arce showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yan Silva, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilson Souto in the 5th minute of play forced Pitao Latonado's goalkeeper Baltazar Albuquerque to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute, Pitao Latonado's Edmundo Barros seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Edmundo Barros the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Pitao Latonado protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Edmundo Barros had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 7 minutes into the game, one of Pitao Latonado:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. With a little luck, Tucuman's Conrado Arce got control of the ball when Ciro Carneiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Luciano Urbano during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. If Luiz Fernando Branco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Tucuman's zone, Luiz Fernando Branco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Conrado Arce came out of the goal and Luiz Fernando Branco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 25 minutes, Luiz Fernando Branco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pitao Latonado's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luiz Fernando Branco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 30 minutes into the match, Tucuman's goal looked a bit too open when Severiano Leseduarte came free, but Conrado Arce reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tucuman's Conrado Arce proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Tucuman from getting a goal against them. Luiz Fernando Branco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ciro Carneiro struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Conrado Arce didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pitao Latonado. When Pedro Paulo Toledo fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tucuman's protests and gave Pedro Paulo Toledo a yellow card for diving instead. Pedro Paulo Toledo hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. A collision led to Pitao Latonado getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Severiano Leseduarte hit a great ball. With his leg Conrado Arce managed to avoid a goal in the 44thth minute, when Pitao Latonado's Severiano Leseduarte fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Tucuman's Conrado Arce played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luiz Fernando Branco in the 45th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Severiano Leseduarte was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of Pitao Latonado booed when Tucuman was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Igor Barreto didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 58th match minute, Tucuman was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luciano Urbano to maneuver through the defense. Ciro Carneiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Conrado Arce tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ciro Carneiro scored 2-0 in the 62nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Conrado Arce, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Pedro Paulo Toledo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tucuman's supporters rose to their feet, but Pedro Paulo Toledo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Baltazar Albuquerque breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Baltazar Albuquerque made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Pedro Paulo Toledo sent off a good shot on target. Ciro Carneiro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Conrado Arce tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 84th match minute, Tucuman was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Pena to maneuver through the defense. Conrado Arce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Severiano Leseduarte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Pitao Latonado's Severiano Leseduarte in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tucuman's goalie prevented a goal. When Luciano Urbano was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 93 minutes had been played. The supporters of Pitao Latonado booed when Tucuman was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luciano Urbano didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 100th minute Pitao Latonado were awarded a corner. Kaleva Puurunen went to the cornerflag to take it. A well-hit corner resulted in Severiano Leseduarte heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely.