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Estadio Cepeda
Spectators: 6715 (Terracing: 5505, Seating: 1200, VIP seats: 10) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Claudio Inocente got the match started through his kick off. When Domas Balčius fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Club Atlético Balvanera's protests and gave Domas Balčius a yellow card for diving instead. Domas Balčius hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 6th minute Claudio Inocente shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurelio Nabar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Isidro Lucian made in the 20th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Tobias Cristos. Isidro Lucian's late challenge caught a Club Atlético Balvanera's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Isidro Lucian helped the player get up and apologised. Isidro Lucian kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. After 29 played minutes Club Atlético Balvanera got a freekick which was hit by Edgardo Bizen. Defensores de Lugano's Isidro Lucian couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 30th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Club Atlético Balvanera. The referee felt a red card was in order, 35 minutes into the game, when Domas Balčius put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 35th minute of the game. One of Club Atlético Balvanera:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Defensores de Lugano:s goal. The referee gave Defensores de Lugano a penalty, 37 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Isidro Lucian, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Club Atlético Balvanera's Aurelio Nabar. 0-1. Marco Fonda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aurelio Nabar having to interfere.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Ediberto Vides in the 52nd minute of play forced Defensores de Lugano's goalkeeper Nicasio Bitxintxo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nicasio Bitxintxo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgardo Bizen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 65 played minutes Defensores de Lugano got a freekick which was hit by Erasmo Nicholas. After a rather tough play, Defensores de Lugano's Isidro Lucian got a free kick in the 70th minute. Club Atlético Balvanera's Ceferino Serafo was substituted for Generoso Fanuco. In the 72nd minute, Albano Benat sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Defensores de Lugano's Nicasio Bitxintxo didn't even have to move. Nicolas Kauldi hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. After 83 played minutes Defensores de Lugano got a freekick which was hit by Generoso Sergi. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Albano Benat in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nicasio Bitxintxo saved Defensores de Lugano from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albano Benat in the 89th minute of play forced Defensores de Lugano's goalkeeper Nicasio Bitxintxo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ceferino Serafo in the 90th minute of play forced Defensores de Lugano's goalkeeper Nicasio Bitxintxo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Although Club Atlético Balvanera had been in control for most of the match, Defensores de Lugano still came away with the win.