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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Wilfredo Astigar started the match with the kick off. Lucchi's Ricardo Iratze played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erasmo James in the 5th minute of play. When Erasmo James came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the San Lorenzo de Almagro 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 Erasmo James couldn't finish the play. Lucchi's Ricardo Iratze played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erasmo James in the 11th minute of play. Wilfredo Astigar struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Dalmacio Roldanillo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lucchi. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind San Lorenzo de Almagro's goalkeeper Dalmacio Roldanillo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Justino Chago fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Iratze having to interfere. Ricardo Iratze showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Justino Chago, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Erasmo James sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Wilfredo Astigar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Justino Chago in the 33rd minute of play forced Lucchi's goalkeeper Ricardo Iratze to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Wilfredo Astigar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Cirilo Silbestre came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Lucchi 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 Cirilo Silbestre couldn't finish the play. Dalmacio Roldanillo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilfredo Astigar, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Cirilo Silbestre's late challenge caught a San Lorenzo de Almagro's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cirilo Silbestre helped the player get up and apologised. In the 45th minute, Cirilo Silbestre hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ricardo Iratze made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Justino Chago in the 48th minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Erasmo James to strike the kick off in the second half. San Lorenzo de Almagro's Erasmo James got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 56 minutes, Wilfredo Astigar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lucchi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wilfredo Astigar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Justino Chago's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ricardo Iratze firmly grabbed it by the left post. Justino Chago fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Iratze having to interfere. Ricardo Iratze stood somewhat misplaced when Justino Chago came free in front of goal and shot 0-1 to the left of him in the 65 minute. The supporters of San Lorenzo de Almagro booed when Lucchi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pablo Sagrario didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Wilfredo Odon came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the San Lorenzo de Almagro 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 Wilfredo Odon couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Justino Chago got free with Ricardo Iratze in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 75th match minute, Lucchi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cirilo Silbestre to maneuver through the defense. Ricardo Iratze made an important save on a dangerous shot by Justino Chago in the 77th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erasmo James in the 85th minute of play forced Lucchi's goalkeeper Ricardo Iratze to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 87 minutes, Justino Chago managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. San Lorenzo de Almagro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Justino Chago was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched San Lorenzo de Almagro eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.