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El Gasometro
Spectators: 7518 (Terracing: 5639, Seating: 1729, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fabio Tancredo started the match with the kick off. In the 9th minute Béla Sugár shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauricio Naldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. CA San Lorenzo de Almagro's Joel Mingo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabio Tancredo in the 12th minute of play. Mauricio Naldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isidro Luar in the 23rd minute of the match. Mauricio Naldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isidro Luar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 25th minute, CA San Lorenzo de Almagro's Arnaldo Gaztea ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Mauricio Naldo. Mauricio Naldo yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. San Lorenzo fc's Mauricio Naldo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save San Lorenzo fc from getting a goal against them. Mauricio Naldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Béla Sugár, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. CA San Lorenzo de Almagro's Jan-Olof Vacker was substituted for Béla Sugár. The supporters of CA San Lorenzo de Almagro booed when San Lorenzo fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luis Polo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mauricio Naldo acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 34th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Wágner Bittencourt. Arnaldo Gaztea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Mauricio Naldo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arnaldo Gaztea got free with Mauricio Naldo in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Jan-Olof Vacker came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the CA San Lorenzo de Almagro fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Jan-Olof Vacker couldn't finish the play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arnaldo Gaztea was the one to do the kick off. Mauricio Naldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arnaldo Gaztea in the 56th minute of the match. In the 58th minute Fernando Francesco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauricio Naldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. San Lorenzo fc's Mauricio Naldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnaldo Gaztea in the 59th minute of play. In the 65th minute, Arnaldo Gaztea ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mauricio Naldo was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. The supporters of San Lorenzo fc booed when CA San Lorenzo de Almagro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Isidro Luar didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot 70 in the game by Fabio Tancredo from a close distance when the talented Joel Mingo managed to make a qualified save. CA San Lorenzo de Almagro's players were relieved. 71 minutes into the match, Fernando Francesco notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of San Lorenzo fc's Mauricio Naldo. Mauricio Naldo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, CA San Lorenzo de Almagro's Jan-Olof Vacker got a free kick in the 77th minute. 80 minutes into the match, Arnaldo Gaztea had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mauricio Naldo. San Lorenzo fc's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arnaldo Gaztea was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. Mauricio Naldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnaldo Gaztea, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arnaldo Gaztea in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mauricio Naldo saved San Lorenzo fc from getting behind. Mauricio Naldo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnaldo Gaztea in the 85th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fabio Tancredo during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Fabio Tancredo hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in San Lorenzo fc's zone, Arnaldo Gaztea stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mauricio Naldo came out of the goal and Arnaldo Gaztea tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. San Lorenzo fc were furious when Teodoro Veremundo was red carded, 90 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. A collision led to San Lorenzo fc getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Teodoro Veremundo hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wágner Bittencourt in the 92nd minute of play forced San Lorenzo fc's goalkeeper Mauricio Naldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute, Arnaldo Gaztea ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mauricio Naldo was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. CA San Lorenzo de Almagro had played much better football throughout.