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Estrella Lugano
Spectators: 7483 (Terracing: 5614, Seating: 1720, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hugo Cidro kicked off to start the match. Pacifico Tejadillo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Ismael Lando tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Papin getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Pastor Umbruso hit a great ball. When Jonathan Presebal fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Papin's protests and gave Jonathan Presebal a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Papin getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Jonathan Presebal hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Lugano Star C.D's zone, Manuel Hartz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arnulfo Ramos came out of the goal and Manuel Hartz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 14th minute, Lugano Star C.D's Pacifico Tejadillo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ismael Lando. Ismael Lando yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Lugano Star C.D's Arnulfo Ramos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aristides Lluciano in the 17th minute of play. Hugo Cidro struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Arnulfo Ramos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Papin. Lugano Star C.D's Arnulfo Ramos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Hartz in the 21st minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Andres Farias in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ismael Lando saved Papin from getting behind. In the 26thth minute of the game Andres Farias who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Papin's Ismael Lando was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Andres Farias's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ismael Lando was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Ismael Lando showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pacifico Tejadillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Lugano Star C.D's Arnulfo Ramos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Oihan in the 36th minute of play. Manuel Hartz's late challenge caught a Lugano Star C.D's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Manuel Hartz helped the player get up and apologised. In the 37th match minute, Papin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manuel Hartz to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Papin getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Astor Martinez hit a great ball. In the 42nd minute, Lugano Star C.D's Andres Farias ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ismael Lando. Ismael Lando yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Andres Farias could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Ismael Lando made a huge save. After 46 minutes of play, Papin's Hugo Cidro made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arnulfo Ramos was left in no man's land by his defense there! The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Lugano Star C.D's Andres Farias suffered a sore thigh after 51 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Modesto Virila's late challenge caught a Lugano Star C.D's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Modesto Virila helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Papin getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Modesto Virila hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Papin defense, Pacifico Tejadillo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ismael Lando. The Papin fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ismael Lando should have stopped the shot. Pacifico Tejadillo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Papin defense, Pacifico Tejadillo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ismael Lando. The Papin fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ismael Lando should have stopped the shot. Ismael Lando didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Amador Chico went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. Arnulfo Ramos made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Bruno Oihan sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice moves Bruno Oihan could shoot a difficult shot in the 77th minute, which Arnulfo Ramos however easily saved by the left post. 82 minutes into the match, Pacifico Tejadillo notched a goal, 6-1, to the right of Papin's Ismael Lando. Ismael Lando was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Lugano Star C.D's Saturnino Neto got a free kick in the 86th minute. Ismael Lando took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luisito Galsino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lugano Star C.D's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.