In that case the game should start normally. Just to confirm, Season 2 doesn't start normally, right? It says "No previous season data found"?
If not and you get to the main menu, you should be able to hit "Continue" and load one of the end of season saves that are automatically created at the end of Season 1. One of them should have the identical choices compared to the manual save you've made near the "To be continued screen". The season saves are date-stamped, so it should be relatively easy to select the right one. Loading manual saves from Season 1 isn't possible, because it could potentially mess up the import.