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Olimpico de Santos
Spectators: 7290 (Terracing: 5470, Seating: 1676, VIP seats: 144) Gimnasia CdelU's Gil Donatello started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Roger van Gastel kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Astigar in the 4th minute of play forced Gimnasia CdelU's goalkeeper Aquilino Neto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. CF Talleres de Cba's Filiberto Argi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pablo Quentin in the 6th minute of play. Gimnasia CdelU's Aquilino Neto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo Astigar in the 7th minute of play. If Gustavo Astigar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Filiberto Argi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pedro Mincho, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. In the 19thth minute of the game Pedro Mincho who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but CF Talleres de Cba's Filiberto Argi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Filiberto Argi came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by Gimnasia CdelU's Pedro Mincho. But to his dismay, Pedro Mincho quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Leonides Gudesteo hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. CF Talleres de Cba's Filiberto Argi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pablo Quentin in the 37th minute of play. The supporters of CF Talleres de Cba booed when Gimnasia CdelU was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roger van Gastel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Filiberto Argi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pablo Quentin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind CF Talleres de Cba's goalkeeper Filiberto Argi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gimnasia CdelU's Aquilino Neto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo Astigar in the 55th minute of play. Filiberto Argi made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Roger van Gastel sent off a good shot on target. After 60 minutes, Gil Donatello mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gimnasia CdelU and the CF Talleres de Cba players grew even worse after the yellow card. Aquilino Neto stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gustavo Astigar's shot from short distance in the 64th minute. After 64 minutes, Gustavo Astigar made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Gimnasia CdelU's Aquilino Neto tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, CF Talleres de Cba's Kenny Bell got a free kick in the 67th minute. 72 minutes into the match, Pablo Quentin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Filiberto Argi. CF Talleres de Cba's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pablo Quentin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Franz-Josef Beckenbauer during the 76th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, CF Talleres de Cba's Franz-Josef Beckenbauer got a free kick in the 77th minute. In the 78th minute, Gimnasia CdelU's Pedro Mincho dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-5. CF Talleres de Cba's Filiberto Argi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roger van Gastel in the 84th minute of play. In the 85th match minute, Gimnasia CdelU was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abel Eutropio to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cecilio Balendin during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gimnasia CdelU's Florencio Cerilo was substituted for Mauro Bazil. CF Talleres de Cba's Filiberto Argi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save CF Talleres de Cba from getting a goal against them. In the 94th match minute, Gimnasia CdelU was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roger van Gastel to maneuver through the defense. When the match was over Gimnasia CdelU could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than CF Talleres de Cba throughout the match.