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Jose Angel Zuazaga
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Laureano Vergaray made the kick off which started today's match. After 3 minutes of play, Mercado Paulista F.C's Cristian de Lima made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Franco Armani was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mercado Paulista F.C's goalkeeper Franco Sampler, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Adrogue FC's Franco Armani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian de Lima in the 13th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian de Lima in the 13th minute of play forced Adrogue FC's goalkeeper Franco Armani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Franco Sampler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laureano Vergaray, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Franco Sampler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Pablo Angel in the 17th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laureano Vergaray in the 20th minute of play forced Mercado Paulista F.C's goalkeeper Franco Sampler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Laureano Vergaray in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Franco Sampler saved Mercado Paulista F.C from getting behind. Svein Steffensen made in the 27th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Adrogue FC's Ezequiel Cerilo. Franco Armani took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian de Lima, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mercado Paulista F.C's Franco Sampler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laureano Vergaray in the 31st minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cristian de Lima in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Franco Armani saved Adrogue FC from getting behind. In the 37th match minute, Mercado Paulista F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gervasio Hitz to maneuver through the defense. Adrogue FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ismael Abalos in the 42nd minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Ramiro Funes Mori heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind Adrogue FC's goalkeeper Franco Armani, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

53 minutes into the game, Ezequiel Cerilo threw the ball into play from the sideline. Mercado Paulista F.C's Svein Steffensen quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Franco Armani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kent Lindberg in the 54th minute of the match. Ezequiel Cerilo made in the 57th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Mercado Paulista F.C's Svein Steffensen. In the 65th minute of the match Mercado Paulista F.C got a corner. Adrogue FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. La Fuente ran over to the corner to take the kick. Franco Sampler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laureano Vergaray, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ezequiel Cerilo got a throw-in 68 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Juan Pablo Angel. Laureano Vergaray could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Franco Sampler made a huge save. Mercado Paulista F.C's attentive Svein Steffensen managed to snatch the ball when Ezequiel Cerilo made a throw-in in the 74th minute of the game. In the 78th minute, Adrogue FC's Laureano Vergaray dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. In the 85th match minute, Mercado Paulista F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felix Marino to maneuver through the defense. 87 minutes into the match, Mercado Paulista F.C's goalkeeper Franco Sampler had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ismael Abalos. 88 minutes into the match, Mercado Paulista F.C's Kent Lindberg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Franco Armani narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Mercado Paulista F.C's Gervasio Hitz got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.