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Ricardo Bochini
Spectators: 7323 (Terracing: 5494, Seating: 1684, VIP seats: 145) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bernardo Pirmin took the kick off in the first half of the match. Asturias's Albano Oriol got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Independiente's Jacobo Lucero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albano Oriol in the 7th minute of play. Jacobo Lucero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aldo Maraman in the 8th minute of play. 8 minutes into the game, Aldo Maraman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Jacobo Lucero was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jacobo Lucero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aldo Maraman, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aldo Maraman in the 20th minute of play forced Independiente's goalkeeper Jacobo Lucero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aldo Maraman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Asturias's Haroldo Gabino got a free kick in the 24th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albano Oriol in the 26th minute of play forced Independiente's goalkeeper Jacobo Lucero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Independiente's Jacobo Lucero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haroldo Gabino in the 28th minute of play. After 29 played minutes Independiente got a freekick which was hit by Evelio Maju. In the 33rd minute, Aldo Maraman made a precise shot to the right of Jacobo Lucero. Independiente's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. In the 38th minute, Evelio Maju hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jacobo Lucero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albano Oriol in the 43rd minute of play. Jacobo Lucero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albano Oriol, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After the first half Asturias were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aldo Maraman to make the kick off. Asturias's Albano Oriol got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jacobo Lucero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aldo Maraman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jacobo Lucero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Haroldo Gabino in the 65th minute of the match. Epifanio Lluciano got a throw-in 67 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Benito Valiente. After having played for 73 minutes, Jorge Sanson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Independiente's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jorge Sanson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Albano Oriol fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacobo Lucero having to interfere. 78 minutes into the match, Aldo Maraman dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jacobo Lucero, 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Haroldo Gabino in the 85th minute of play forced Independiente's goalkeeper Jacobo Lucero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Angelo Fernandez got a throw-in 87 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Benito Valiente. Jacobo Lucero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aldo Maraman, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Asturias's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.