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Monumental Rafaela
Spectators: 7222 (Terracing: 5418, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Godfredo Montrell kicked off to start the match. David Astigar's late challenge caught a CA Rafaela's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. David Astigar helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Iruya getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. David Astigar hit a great ball. David Astigar was shown his second yellow card after 6 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Epifanio Colon managed to get in a good position for a shot. CA Rafaela's supporters rose to their feet, but Epifanio Colon was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fidel Eliazar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Damaso Ederono struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Enzo Bikendi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Iruya. Damaso Ederono received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Enzo Bikendi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Damaso Ederono received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Enzo Bikendi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Enzo Bikendi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damaso Ederono, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Enzo Bikendi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Damaso Ederono, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. The supporters of Iruya booed when CA Rafaela was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucas Policarpio didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Damaso Ederono had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 34th minute, Damaso Ederono ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Enzo Bikendi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 39th minute, Godfredo Montrell 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. If Ovidio Eneko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Damaso Ederono managed to get in a good position for a shot. Iruya's supporters rose to their feet, but Damaso Ederono was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Enzo Bikendi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Froilan Itzaina was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Froilan Itzaina in the 53rd minute of play forced Iruya's goalkeeper Fidel Eliazar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 62 minutes into the match, Iruya's goal looked a bit too open when Ruperto Gudesteo came free, but Fidel Eliazar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, Damaso Ederono took a quick shot and it went in 0-2 without a chance for Enzo Bikendi to make any attempt to save it. A collision led to CA Rafaela getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Lucas Policarpio hit a great ball. Damaso Ederono fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Enzo Bikendi having to interfere. Lisandro Aureo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Enzo Bikendi made a huge save. When Lisandro Aureo came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Iruya 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 Lisandro Aureo couldn't finish the play. In the 89th minute Froilan Itzaina shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fidel Eliazar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 96th minute Ruperto Gudesteo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fidel Eliazar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iruya's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.