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Echagüe
Spectators: 7170 (Terracing: 5379, Seating: 1649, VIP seats: 142) Nicolas Vermudo started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute, Gabriel Honrio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Samuel Eufemio was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Rafael Min made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolas Vermudo in the 7th minute of play. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Classic's goalkeeper Samuel Eufemio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 16 minutes into the match, Erubiel Danel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Samuel Eufemio. Classic's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Erubiel Danel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Candelaria's Rafael Min played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicolas Vermudo in the 23rd minute of play. After 25 minutes, Fermin Rafel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Candelaria and the Classic players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 25th minute, Fermin Rafel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teofilo Gabrio in the 28th minute of play forced Classic's goalkeeper Samuel Eufemio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erubiel Danel struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Samuel Eufemio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Candelaria. In the 36th minute Erubiel Danel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Samuel Eufemio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Candelaria getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Erubiel Danel hit a great ball. Fulgencio Lonzo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafael Min having to interfere. Nicolas Vermudo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rafael Min having to make a save. After the first half Candelaria 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 Erubiel Danel to make the kick off. When Victorio Kauldi fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Classic's protests and gave Victorio Kauldi a yellow card for diving instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolas Vermudo in the 61st minute of play forced Candelaria's goalkeeper Rafael Min to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Candelaria getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Teofilo Gabrio hit a great ball. A collision led to Classic getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Nicolas Vermudo hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Candelaria defense, Fulgencio Lonzo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rafael Min. The Candelaria fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rafael Min should have stopped the shot. In the 73rd minute, Eleuterio Firmo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 74th minute, Nicolas Vermudo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fulgencio Lonzo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafael Min having to interfere. Erubiel Danel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samuel Eufemio having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erubiel Danel in the 86th minute of play forced Classic's goalkeeper Samuel Eufemio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erubiel Danel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nicolas Vermudo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rafael Min having to interfere.