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Estadio Neuquén
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. Jeronimo Cordearo started the match with the kick off. Neuquén's Hermengildo Maidana got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Edgardo Eder fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored racing clab's protests and gave Edgardo Eder a yellow card for diving instead. Edgardo Eder kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. The supporters of Neuquén booed when racing clab was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carolo Jakobe didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, racing clab's Sebastian Hodei got a free kick in the 7th minute. In the 10th minute Carolo Jakobe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tadeo Iaki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 0-1 became the score in the 14th minute when Carolo Jakobe elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Hermengildo Maidana who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 20thth minute tested the skills of Joel Brais when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Hermengildo Maidana sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hermengildo Maidana charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hermengildo Maidana the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of racing clab booed when Neuquén was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hermengildo Maidana didn't get a good kick on the ball. Epifanio Merexildo kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Joel Brais showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jeronimo Cordearo, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Joel Brais took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeronimo Cordearo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hermengildo Maidana got free with Joel Brais in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 42nd minute, Jeronimo Cordearo fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Joel Brais, passed just outside the right post. The supporters of Neuquén booed when racing clab was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benigno Tome didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Carolo Jakobe made a kick off. The audience was convinced that Jeronimo Cordearo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joel Brais was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. If Jeronimo Cordearo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edelmiro Txurio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tadeo Iaki having to interfere. Neuquén's Tadeo Iaki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carolo Jakobe in the 72nd minute of play. In the 75th minute Hermengildo Maidana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel Brais saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joel Brais took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jeronimo Cordearo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 88 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Cipriano Lugo sped through racing clab's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Joel Brais.