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Spectators: 8457 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) Jacinto Rojas made the kick off and thus started the match. 6 minutes into the match, Cañani OFF's goal looked a bit too open when Pablo Gaizkine came free, but Romulo Otsoa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fabian Mincho hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. 12 minutes into the match, Cañani OFF's Jacinto Rojas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Anfilogino Gismondi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Cañani OFF's Jacinto Rojas was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 13th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Cañani OFF's goalie and right to Roman Erroman. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Cañani OFF's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Tijuana futbol Crew's Anfilogino Gismondi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Tijuana futbol Crew from getting a goal against them. Jacinto Rojas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Anfilogino Gismondi having to make a save. Anfilogino Gismondi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jacinto Rojas in the 33rd minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jacinto Rojas in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Anfilogino Gismondi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cañani OFF's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Edgardo Rojas in the 34th minute. Edgardo Rojas made a great header on Cañani OFF's corner, it was just that Tijuana futbol Crew's Anfilogino Gismondi managed to reach the ball for a save. Jacinto Rojas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Anfilogino Gismondi having to make a save. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Danilo Rico to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Tijuana futbol Crew's Fabian Mincho got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Danilo Rico kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jacinto Rojas in the 61st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Anfilogino Gismondi saved Tijuana futbol Crew from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Flavio Gerazan in the 69th minute of play forced Cañani OFF's goalkeeper Romulo Otsoa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anfilogino Gismondi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jacinto Rojas went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Anfilogino Gismondi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacinto Rojas in the 82nd minute of play. Anfilogino Gismondi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacinto Rojas in the 83rd minute of play. Anfilogino Gismondi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ovidio Claude's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. Cañani OFF's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.