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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Michal Stehno made the kick off which started today's match. Ermegildo Horado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Michal Stehno, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th minute of the match, Romeo Elija tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Venancio Cristofol saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With his leg Venancio Cristofol managed to avoid a goal in the 20thth minute, when CAI NEUQUEN's Cipriano Pasqual fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 24 minutes into the match, Martin Grøtterud had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ermegildo Horado. CAI NEUQUEN's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Martin Grøtterud was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. After 28 minutes of play, Unidad de Matanza's Michal Stehno made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ermegildo Horado was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Michal Stehno in the 31st minute of play forced CAI NEUQUEN's goalkeeper Ermegildo Horado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zhou Chen Sheng kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. In the 35th minute, Raul Heriberto reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Venancio Cristofol. The goal made the score 1-3. 44 minutes into the match, CAI NEUQUEN's goal looked a bit too open when Michal Stehno came free, but Ermegildo Horado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Ermegildo Horado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michal Stehno, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Venancio Cristofol stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cipriano Pasqual's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cipriano Pasqual in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Venancio Cristofol saved Unidad de Matanza from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Máximo Kirchner in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ermegildo Horado saved CAI NEUQUEN from getting behind. Ermegildo Horado made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Martin Grøtterud sent off a good shot on target. Venancio Cristofol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Isaac Gustafsson in the 61st minute of play. Michal Stehno's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ermegildo Horado firmly grabbed it by the left post. 66 minutes into the match, Unidad de Matanza's goal looked a bit too open when Cipriano Pasqual came free, but Venancio Cristofol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Venancio Cristofol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raul Heriberto in the 67th minute of play. Ermegildo Horado made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Lenni Skensved sent off a good shot on target. Michal Stehno in the 73rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ermegildo Horado, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 76 minutes of play, CAI NEUQUEN's Isaac Gustafsson made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Venancio Cristofol was left in no man's land by his defense there! Unidad de Matanza's Lotfi Ziadi was substituted for Michal Stehno. CAI NEUQUEN's Kahlil Ardiansyah was substituted for Jacinto Asteri. Unidad de Matanza made a substitution. Nestor Bâru replaced Martin Grøtterud. 82 minutes into the match, Unidad de Matanza's Nestor Bâru sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ermegildo Horado narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raul Heriberto in the 83rd minute of play forced Unidad de Matanza's goalkeeper Venancio Cristofol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ermegildo Horado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nestor Bâru in the 86th minute of the match. Ermegildo Horado made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Yannick Bartz sent off a good shot on target. Unidad de Matanza were awarded a corner in the 89th minute after CAI NEUQUEN's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Waldemar Okopny took the corner. Unidad de Matanza's Waldemar Okopny was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Ermegildo Horado in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After a rather tough play, CAI NEUQUEN's Anacleto Unax got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Nestor Bâru blasted a shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ermegildo Horado having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nestor Bâru in the 95th minute of play forced CAI NEUQUEN's goalkeeper Ermegildo Horado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Unidad de Matanza supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Unidad de Matanza would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.