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Talita
Spectators: 6837 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1690, VIP seats: 147) Sebastian Hurko started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Simon Oroitz charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Simon Oroitz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Nicanor Bilbo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mauricio Naldo went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. When Az-Cerezo Osaka's Sebastian Hurko in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye independiente's goalie prevented a goal. 11 minutes into the match, Az-Cerezo Osaka's Beto Alonso sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Venancio Millan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ivan Bortzaioriz charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ivan Bortzaioriz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 11th minute, Ivan Bortzaioriz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Venancio Millan came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by Az-Cerezo Osaka's Sebastian Hurko. But to his dismay, Sebastian Hurko quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After 26 played minutes independiente got a freekick which was hit by Cornelio Peli. Az-Cerezo Osaka were awarded a corner in the 32th minute after independiente's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Denis Nesor took the corner. independiente's Venancio Millan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Hurko in the 36th minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, independiente's goal looked a bit too open when Beto Alonso came free, but Venancio Millan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 40 minutes had been played when some careless play by independiente's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Denis Nesor was slow to take the kick. During this time Az-Cerezo Osaka's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Denis Nesor almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but independiente's Venancio Millan did a great save. The independiente players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Az-Cerezo Osaka were winning 1-2.

Az-Cerezo Osaka made a substitution. Uriel Rio replaced Sebastian Hurko. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mauricio Naldo to make the kick off. Beto Alonso's late challenge caught a independiente's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Beto Alonso helped the player get up and apologised. Uriel Rio who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 59thth minute tested the skills of Venancio Millan when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Dario Senen kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Venancio Millan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Beto Alonso, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Uriel Rio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Venancio Millan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Beto Alonso in the 76th minute of play. Venancio Millan didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Az-Cerezo Osaka's Uriel Rio shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-3 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 82nd minute, Abel Froylan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Uriel Rio got free with Venancio Millan in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Uriel Rio came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Az-Cerezo Osaka 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 Uriel Rio couldn't finish the play. Eustacio Orain kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Dario Senen kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match.