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Estadio Cuchilla
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, Matias Solomon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alejandro Iago. Cuchilla's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Matias Solomon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. When Deportivo Merlo's Elvio Rumaldo in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cuchilla's goalie prevented a goal. After 19 minutes, Elvio Rumaldo made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Cuchilla's Alejandro Iago tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the Cuchilla defense, Elvio Rumaldo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alejandro Iago. The Cuchilla fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alejandro Iago should have stopped the shot. In the 28th minute Pascual Thomas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alejandro Iago saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 29 played minutes Cuchilla got a freekick which was hit by Arnoldo Jesco. When the match had gone on for 30 minutes, Elvio Rumaldo put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of Alejandro Iago. The Deportivo Merlo fans' excitement grew in the 39th match minute when Deportivo Merlo's Elvio Rumaldo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When Epifanio Iraitz came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the Cuchilla 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 Epifanio Iraitz couldn't finish the play. Alejandro Iago came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by Deportivo Merlo's Elvio Rumaldo. But to his dismay, Elvio Rumaldo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-6.

The wind increased when Elvio Rumaldo made the kick off in the second half. The crowd rose to their feet as Elvio Rumaldo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Alejandro Iago. That made the score 0-7 in the 55 minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Deportivo Merlo's Elvio Rumaldo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Alejandro Iago. That made the score 0-8 after 60 minutes of play. Deportivo Merlo's Müjdat Pekant was substituted for Lázaro Bieito. The Deportivo Merlo fans' excitement grew in the 81st match minute when Deportivo Merlo's Elvio Rumaldo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-11 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 92 minutes into the game, Pascual Thomas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-12. Alejandro Iago was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the match was over Deportivo Merlo could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Cuchilla throughout the match.