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Martin Palermo
Spectators: 7678 (Terracing: 5759, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rodolfo Cordeiro took the kick off in the first half of the match. Leonides Jaen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 7th match minute, FF Forever was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Amador Lixandro to maneuver through the defense. If Eustacio Ermano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Santa Maradona's Jonathan Errapel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonides Jaen in the 25th minute of play. In the 26thth minute of the game Eustacio Ermano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Santa Maradona's Jonathan Errapel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rigoberto Thomas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rigoberto Thomas in the 28th minute of play forced FF Forever's goalkeeper Breno Brodel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonathan Errapel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eustacio Ermano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rigoberto Thomas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Breno Brodel having to interfere. Breno Brodel made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Miguel Transito sent off a good shot on target. Breno Brodel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rodolfo Cordeiro in the 38th minute. Haroldo Martxot lost his temper 43 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Santa Maradona fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 43rd minute. Penalty! The supporters of FF Forever booed when Santa Maradona was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Ibar didn't get a good kick on the ball. After the first half FF Forever were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Leonides Jaen was the one to do the kick off. The supporters of FF Forever booed when Santa Maradona was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Ibar didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 61stth minute of the game Rigoberto Thomas who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FF Forever's Breno Brodel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Santa Maradona's Rigoberto Thomas got a free kick in the 63rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eustacio Ermano in the 65th minute of play forced Santa Maradona's goalkeeper Jonathan Errapel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Santa Maradona getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Miguel Transito hit a great ball. In the 68th minute, Jaka César hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 76th minute, Filomeno Salamon hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ramiro Moise's late challenge caught a Santa Maradona's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ramiro Moise helped the player get up and apologised. In the 78th minute, Ramiro Moise hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Breno Brodel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rigoberto Thomas in the 78th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rigoberto Thomas in the 80th minute of play forced FF Forever's goalkeeper Breno Brodel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rigoberto Thomas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.