League

Monumental Rafaela
Spectators: 7244 (Terracing: 5434, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 144) Froilan Itzaina made the kick off and thus started the match. Alfonso Bazil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Enzo Bikendi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 11th minute, Vinicio Ostadar 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. If Froilan Itzaina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marco Haimar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Froilan Itzaina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When CA Rafaela's Froilan Itzaina in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Calmayo's goalie prevented a goal. Alfonso Bazil struck a weak shot in the 29th 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 Calmayo. Ruperto Gudesteo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Marco Haimar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Blas Casomiro fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Calmayo's protests and gave Blas Casomiro a yellow card for diving instead. After 35 played minutes Calmayo got a freekick which was hit by Blas Casomiro. In the 36th minute, Leopoldo Caton sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Calmayo's Marco Haimar didn't even have to move. After 42 played minutes CA Rafaela got a freekick which was hit by Victor Oro. Victoriano Monte made a great header on Calmayo's corner, it was just that CA Rafaela's Enzo Bikendi managed to reach the ball for a save. When Alfonso Bazil came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the Calmayo 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 Alfonso Bazil couldn't finish the play. 48 minutes into the match, Calmayo's Vinicio Ostadar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Enzo Bikendi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vinicio Ostadar stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Marco Haimar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ruperto Gudesteo's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vinicio Ostadar in the 56th minute of play forced CA Rafaela's goalkeeper Enzo Bikendi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Froilan Itzaina struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Marco Haimar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CA Rafaela. Marco Haimar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ruperto Gudesteo's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. Vinicio Ostadar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. CA Rafaela's Enzo Bikendi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save CA Rafaela from getting a goal against them. In the 86th minute Vinicio Ostadar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enzo Bikendi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 88 minutes of play, Calmayo's Alfonso Bazil made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Enzo Bikendi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Denis Fanuco kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. After 93 minutes of play, CA Rafaela's Froilan Itzaina made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marco Haimar was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 96th match minute, CA Rafaela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oscar Ramos to maneuver through the defense. The Calmayo players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.