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Match Report
Libertad
Spectators: 7385 (Terracing: 5540,
Seating: 1698, VIP seats: 147) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Silvinho Rosado started the match with the kick off. Laurgain Gamarra took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 4th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Roberto Cruz. Libertad's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Libertad's Roberto Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oliveiro Vesga in the 5th minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, Oliveiro Vesga had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Roberto Cruz. Libertad's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Oliveiro Vesga was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Libertad's Roberto Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oliveiro Vesga in the 18th minute of play. Roberto Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oliveiro Vesga in the 21st minute of play. Remigio Enderica's late challenge caught a Minas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Remigio Enderica helped the player get up and apologised. Remigio Enderica received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Gero Cora tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 28th minute, Virila Galvez made a precise shot to the right of Roberto Cruz. Libertad's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. In the 30th minute, Oliveiro Vesga ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Roberto Cruz was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. If Behram Gümüşcüoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oliveiro Vesga in the 45th minute of play forced Libertad's goalkeeper Roberto Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pancho Navariega in the 47th minute of play forced Libertad's goalkeeper Roberto Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half Minas were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Oliveiro Vesga to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Libertad's Urbano Camargo got a free kick in the 53rd minute. After 58 played minutes Minas got a freekick which was hit by Laurgain Gamarra. If Behram Gümüşcüoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 69 minutes, Damaso Tarres mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Libertad and the Minas players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 69th match minute, Libertad was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damaso Tarres to maneuver through the defense. Silvinho Rosado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Gero Cora tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mede Santa hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Libertad's zone, Laurgain Gamarra stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roberto Cruz came out of the goal and Laurgain Gamarra tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 87 minutes into the game, Laurgain Gamarra was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Minas's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Libertad the free kick. In the 87th match minute, Minas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laurgain Gamarra to maneuver through the defense. Roberto Cruz didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 97th minute, which inside left pole to 0-4.
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