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Libertadores
Spectators: 7309 (Terracing: 5483, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 145) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fabricio Mannuel started the match with the kick off. The supporters of ISRAEL booed when Independiente FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Laureano Rodas didn't get a good kick on the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in ISRAEL fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 6th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Independiente FC a penalty, 8 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Ciro Jeraldo, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of ISRAEL's Ignacio Vistruario. 1-0. The supporters of ISRAEL booed when Independiente FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Urbano Guillelme didn't get a good kick on the ball. Filomeno Barto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ariel Montel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reynaldo Cebrian, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 26 minutes into the match, ISRAEL's Carolo Paul sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ariel Montel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Reynaldo Cebrian took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ariel Montel. Ariel Montel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. ISRAEL's Ignacio Vistruario played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabricio Mannuel in the 32nd minute of play. Ignacio Vistruario showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabricio Mannuel in the 33rd minute of the match. In the 34th minute, Filomeno Barto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ISRAEL fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Filomeno Barto charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Filomeno Barto the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Filomeno Barto hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. When Filomeno Barto came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the ISRAEL 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 Filomeno Barto couldn't finish the play. Filomeno Barto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Ariel Montel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ariel Montel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Reynaldo Cebrian went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Reynaldo Cebrian made a kick off. In the 53rd minute, Cristo Loramendi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 56 minutes, Reynaldo Cebrian managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ISRAEL's supporters crossed their fingers, but Reynaldo Cebrian was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 60 minutes, Eliseo Gaxan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Independiente FC and the ISRAEL players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 60 played minutes Independiente FC got a freekick which was hit by Eliseo Gaxan. 63 minutes into the match, ISRAEL's Filomeno Barto sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ariel Montel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Reynaldo Cebrian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 65th match minute, Independiente FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Urbano Guillelme to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to ISRAEL getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Cristo Loramendi hit a great ball. In the 70th minute Fabricio Mannuel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ignacio Vistruario saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 72 minutes into the match, Filomeno Barto dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ariel Montel, 1-4. Filomeno Barto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ariel Montel having to interfere. ISRAEL's Reynaldo Cebrian got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Reynaldo Cebrian fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ariel Montel having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Independiente FC's zone, Carolo Paul stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ariel Montel came out of the goal and Carolo Paul tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Independiente FC's Ariel Montel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filomeno Barto in the 95th minute of play. The Independiente FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. ISRAEL were clearly better and deserved to take the win.