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Alberto J. Armando
Spectators: 7197 (Terracing: 5416, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 120) Leon Hug started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute, one of Grasshopper FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Grasshopper FC. The referee gave Calmayo FC a penalty, 5 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Silverio Igon, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Grasshopper FC's Federico Precioso. 0-1. Celestino Fresco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Mauro Guillelmo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mauro Guillelmo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eloy Evarado in the 13th minute of the match. Camilo Pereyra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Celestino Fresco's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 17thth minute, Mauro Guillelmo skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Baldomero Giraldo took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Federico Precioso. Federico Precioso dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Leon Hug fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Federico Precioso having to interfere. Adrian Haimar kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, Calmayo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Eloy Evarado came free, but Mauro Guillelmo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Celestino Fresco got free with Mauro Guillelmo in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Leon Hug managed to get in a good position for a shot. Calmayo FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Leon Hug was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Federico Precioso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 39 minutes into the match, Baldomero Giraldo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Federico Precioso. Grasshopper FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Baldomero Giraldo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Eloy Evarado to strike the kick off in the second half. Calmayo FC's Mauro Guillelmo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eloy Evarado in the 60th minute of play. If Eloy Evarado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 70 minutes into the game, David Arias was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Grasshopper FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Calmayo FC the free kick. 74 minutes into the match, Calmayo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Eloy Evarado came free, but Mauro Guillelmo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 75th minute, Cirilo Bemabe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 78 minutes, Eloy Evarado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Grasshopper FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eloy Evarado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 80 minutes into the game, Camilo Pereyra cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Mauro Guillelmo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Eloy Evarado's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mauro Guillelmo was relentless in the 87th minute of the game.