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Estadio Anizacate
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Higinio Osoitz kicked off to start the match. Ramon Txilar's late challenge caught a Solo Vélez's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ramon Txilar helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Rafaela Fútbol Club getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Ramon Txilar hit a great ball. When the match clock showed 5 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Gavino Gomez sped through Solo Vélez's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Osvaldo Luar. 10 minutes into the match, Higinio Osoitz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Osvaldo Luar. Solo Vélez's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Higinio Osoitz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. After 16 minutes of play, Rafaela Fútbol Club's Higinio Osoitz made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Osvaldo Luar was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 19 minutes, Higinio Osoitz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rafaela Fútbol Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Higinio Osoitz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 21st minute, Higinio Osoitz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rafaela Fútbol Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. When the match clock showed 26 minutes, the score became 0-6 when Higinio Osoitz sped through Solo Vélez's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Osvaldo Luar. 29 minutes into the match, Roque Fernanco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Osvaldo Luar. Solo Vélez's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Roque Fernanco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. After 31 played minutes Rafaela Fútbol Club got a freekick which was hit by Marcelo Batista. In the 33rd minute, Higinio Osoitz 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. Higinio Osoitz took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Osvaldo Luar. Osvaldo Luar dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-8. If Gavino Gomez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rafaela Fútbol Club's Higinio Osoitz got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Arkadiusz Gerlach fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rafaela Fútbol Club's protests and gave Arkadiusz Gerlach a yellow card for diving instead. Arkadiusz Gerlach kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Higinio Osoitz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rafaela Fútbol Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Higinio Osoitz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Osvaldo Luar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Solo Vélez getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Miguel Abalos hit a great ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fabio Isadore to strike the kick off in the second half. Adam Dagenais made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabio Isadore in the 53rd minute of play. Adam Dagenais showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ceferino Satordi, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. A collision led to Rafaela Fútbol Club getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Higinio Osoitz hit a great ball. In the 60th minute Higinio Osoitz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osvaldo Luar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Rafaela Fútbol Club fans' excitement grew in the 62nd match minute when Rafaela Fútbol Club's Higinio Osoitz 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 0-9 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 66 minutes into the match, Rafaela Fútbol Club's Higinio Osoitz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Osvaldo Luar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Rafaela Fútbol Club's Higinio Osoitz got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rafaela Fútbol Club's Rodrigo Hartz got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Osvaldo Luar was out of position in the 72 minute of play, and Higinio Osoitz capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Higinio Osoitz really showed his touch with that goal: 0-10. In the 78th match minute, Solo Vélez was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Niceto Fero to maneuver through the defense. Rafaela Fútbol Club's Felipe Perschl got a good chance for a goal in the 79th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 80th minute, Higinio Osoitz 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. After 83 minutes, Baldomiro Sidoro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Solo Vélez and the Rafaela Fútbol Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. Baldomiro Sidoro hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. After 86 minutes, Cosme Ruy mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Solo Vélez and the Rafaela Fútbol Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Rafaela Fútbol Club booed when Solo Vélez was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cosme Ruy didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Higinio Osoitz in the 89th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Osvaldo Luar saved Solo Vélez from getting behind. Gavino Gomez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Osvaldo Luar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Higinio Osoitz came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Rafaela Fútbol Club 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 Higinio Osoitz couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Higinio Osoitz got free with Osvaldo Luar in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rafaela Fútbol Club's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.