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Mario Alberto Kempes
Spectators: 7886 (Terracing: 5915, Seating: 1814, VIP seats: 157) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mauricio Manuelo started the match with the kick off. Independiente's Pepe Santoro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to save Independiente from getting a goal against them. Pepe Santoro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mauricio Manuelo in the 9th minute of the match. Peker Durusoy's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Pepe Santoro firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 12 played minutes Independiente got a freekick which was hit by Raimundo Frans. Cecilio Lastur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arsenio Rito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pepe Santoro made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Mauricio Manuelo sent off a good shot on target. Cecilio Lastur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arsenio Rito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pepe Santoro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mauricio Manuelo's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. Independiente's Pepe Santoro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Independiente from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sören Bengtsson in the 24th minute of play forced Talleres's goalkeeper Cecilio Lastur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 25 minutes into the match, Independiente's goalkeeper Pepe Santoro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Josef Tunberg. 27 minutes into the match, Independiente's goal looked a bit too open when Mauricio Manuelo came free, but Pepe Santoro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Isidoro Beltran's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cecilio Lastur was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. In the 31st minute Arsenio Rito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cecilio Lastur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pepe Santoro made a fantastic save in the 37th minute, when Peker Durusoy sent off a good shot on target. Independiente's Pepe Santoro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peker Durusoy in the 40th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mauricio Manuelo in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pepe Santoro saved Independiente from getting behind.

Talleres made a substitution. Lukita Modrić replaced Sergiu Bulencea. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Isidoro Beltran made a kick off. Josef Tunberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pepe Santoro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mauricio Manuelo's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. In the 59th minute Sören Bengtsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cecilio Lastur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Independiente's Pepe Santoro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Josef Tunberg in the 65th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Independiente's goal looked a bit too open when Mauricio Manuelo came free, but Pepe Santoro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 70th minute, Peker Durusoy got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Mauricio Manuelo scored 1-0 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pepe Santoro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Independiente's Ximenes Castilla was substituted for Arsenio Rito. Pepe Santoro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peker Durusoy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pepe Santoro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauricio Manuelo in the 80th minute of play. After some careless play in the Independiente defense, Josef Tunberg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pepe Santoro. The Independiente fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pepe Santoro should have stopped the shot. 85 minutes into the match, Independiente's goal looked a bit too open when Josef Tunberg came free, but Pepe Santoro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauricio Manuelo in the 87th minute of play forced Independiente's goalkeeper Pepe Santoro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th minute of the match Talleres got a corner. Independiente's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Perico Pérez ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Talleres's corner Perico Pérez fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Pepe Santoro quite easily take care of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ximenes Castilla got free with Cecilio Lastur in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Talleres's defense didn't have a chance, in the 94th minute, when Ximenes Castilla scored to the left of an out of position Cecilio Lastur, making the score, 2-1. Talleres's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.