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Estadio LuXuS F.C.
Spectators: 7115 (Terracing: 5338, Seating: 1636, VIP seats: 141) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Faustino Ferman made the kick off which started today's match. Gonzalo Urdaspal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Flavio Etxekopar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Faustino Ferman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Flavio Etxekopar was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. If Gonzalo Urdaspal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Osvaldo Kaxen hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Faustino Ferman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Faustino Ferman in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Flavio Etxekopar saved LuXuS from getting behind. Delmar Chap charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Delmar Chap the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to LuXuS getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Delmar Chap hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faustino Ferman in the 26th minute of play forced LuXuS's goalkeeper Flavio Etxekopar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Faustino Ferman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Flavio Etxekopar was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Faustino Ferman in the 28th minute of play forced LuXuS's goalkeeper Flavio Etxekopar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Flavio Etxekopar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geronimo Adrio in the 35th minute of the match. Baldomero Natal hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. When Faustino Ferman came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Paraná FC 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 Faustino Ferman couldn't finish the play. If Iker Rumaldo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Iker Rumaldo was the one to do the kick off. Faustino Ferman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Flavio Etxekopar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Gonzalo Urdaspal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Faustino Ferman in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Flavio Etxekopar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Faustino Ferman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Flavio Etxekopar having to interfere. Gonzalo Urdaspal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 67 minutes into the match, Faustino Ferman dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Flavio Etxekopar, 0-2. 70 minutes into the match, Paraná FC's goal looked a bit too open when Iker Rumaldo came free, but Christian Raebert reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Faustino Ferman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 85th minute, Gonzalo Urdaspal got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Geronimo Adrio during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 95 played minutes Paraná FC got a freekick which was hit by Geronimo Adrio. Fabio Silviano didn't quite understand what happened when in the 97 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. When the match was over Paraná FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than LuXuS throughout the match.