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RUBEN DA SILVA
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Emil Larsfält started the match with the kick off. Rosario Central's Cristian Lucchetti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Güngör Kayhan in the 6th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Rosario Central's Urbano Jaunti got a free kick in the 9th minute. 10 minutes into the match, Rosario Central's goal looked a bit too open when Emil Larsfält came free, but Cristian Lucchetti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 16 minutes, 龚翔宇 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Leña y Leña and the Rosario Central players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 16th match minute, Leña y Leña was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 龚翔宇 to maneuver through the defense. With his leg Joel Nicholas managed to avoid a goal in the 22ndth minute, when Rosario Central's Elias Roldan fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The audience was convinced that Elias Roldan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joel Nicholas was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Joel Nicholas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lautaro Martines in the 26th minute of the match. An unexpected shot in the 28th minute by Elias Roldan got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 29 minutes into the match, Rosario Central's goal looked a bit too open when Güngör Kayhan came free, but Cristian Lucchetti reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Joel Nicholas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elias Roldan's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. Güngör Kayhan struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Cristian Lucchetti didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Leña y Leña. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind Leña y Leña's goalkeeper Joel Nicholas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Elias Roldan to strike the kick off in the second half. Joel Nicholas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elias Roldan, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Lautaro Martines's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Joel Nicholas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. A collision led to Rosario Central getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Piotr Perkowski hit a great ball. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind Rosario Central's goalkeeper Cristian Lucchetti, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 62 minutes into the game, Gerson Carneiro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rosario Central's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Leña y Leña the free kick. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Leña y Leña's goalkeeper Joel Nicholas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Joel Nicholas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Elias Roldan's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. After 70 played minutes Leña y Leña got a freekick which was hit by Güngör Kayhan. A collision led to Leña y Leña getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Güngör Kayhan hit a great ball. Güngör Kayhan scored 1-1 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cristian Lucchetti, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Justo Mergildo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joel Nicholas was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. Joel Nicholas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Justo Mergildo's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Justo Mergildo in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Joel Nicholas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 82 minutes into the match, Leña y Leña's Güngör Kayhan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cristian Lucchetti narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Justo Mergildo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rosario Central's Igor Silvino was substituted for Gerson Carneiro. In the 89thth minute of the game Justo Mergildo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Leña y Leña's Joel Nicholas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Silvino in the 91st minute of play forced Leña y Leña's goalkeeper Joel Nicholas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.