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Spectators: 7591 (Terracing: 5694,
Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 151) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gerardo Florin kicked off to start the match. Gerardo Florin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Daniel Ştefănucă charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Daniel Ştefănucă the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Union de Sta Fe booed when GrondofiSu FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Ştefănucă didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jairo Arlo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 8th minute, Union de Sta Fe's Hernan Castellano seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Hernan Castellano the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Union de Sta Fe protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Hernan Castellano had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 7 minutes into the game, one of Union de Sta Fe:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Baldomiro Restu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Miguel Berbiz's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. In the last second Baldomiro Restu throw himself and got hold of the ball when Miguel Berbiz in the 16thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. After a rather tough play, Union de Sta Fe's Roman Hever got a free kick in the 17th minute. Baldomiro Restu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lino Che, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. 23 minutes into the match, Diego Zayas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Isidoro Gonzales. GrondofiSu FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Diego Zayas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Berbiz in the 30th minute of play forced Union de Sta Fe's goalkeeper Baldomiro Restu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 32 minutes into the match, Union de Sta Fe's goal looked a bit too open when Miguel Berbiz came free, but Baldomiro Restu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When GrondofiSu FC's Miguel Berbiz in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Union de Sta Fe's goalie prevented a goal. Gerardo Florins short, quick shot in the 38thth minute got Baldomiro Restu to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Gerardo Florin managed to get in a good position for a shot. GrondofiSu FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gerardo Florin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Baldomiro Restu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 40th minute, Leonardo Reyes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Berbiz in the 42nd minute of play forced Union de Sta Fe's goalkeeper Baldomiro Restu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gerardo Florin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Diego Zayas made a kick off. In the 51st minute Miguel Berbiz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baldomiro Restu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Miguel Berbiz might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Baldomiro Restu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Miguel Berbiz ran back to his position shaking his head. Isidoro Gonzales took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Zayas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Baldomiro Restu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerardo Florin in the 61st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Union de Sta Fe's zone, Miguel Berbiz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Baldomiro Restu came out of the goal and Miguel Berbiz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Miguel Berbiz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Baldomiro Restu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 77th minute, Miguel Berbiz made a precise shot to the right of Baldomiro Restu. Union de Sta Fe's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. If Gerardo Florin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 91st match minute, Union de Sta Fe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Freddy Mino to maneuver through the defense. Isidoro Gonzales took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Zayas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.
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