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Nikizanga
Spectators: 6664 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 0) Jesus Rubio made the kick off and thus started the match. Zacarias Esiquio's late challenge caught a Belgrano de Córdoba's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zacarias Esiquio helped the player get up and apologised. In the 5th match minute, Nikizanga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zacarias Esiquio to maneuver through the defense. Eustaquio Viator showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lino Rosario in the 13th minute of the match. Matias Mendez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Eustaquio Viator tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Belgrano de Córdoba's zone, Lisandro Quinten stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. João Adolfo Lopez came out of the goal and Lisandro Quinten tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jesus Rubio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Adolfo Lopez having to interfere. Belgrano de Córdoba's Matias Mendez got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Lino Rosario sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eustaquio Viator made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matias Mendez in the 37th minute of play. Eustaquio Viator showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lino Rosario in the 38th minute of the match. The supporters of Nikizanga booed when Belgrano de Córdoba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luiz Donato didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jesus Rubio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Matias Mendez stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 54 minutes of play, Belgrano de Córdoba's Lino Rosario made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eustaquio Viator was left in no man's land by his defense there! Lino Rosario could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Eustaquio Viator made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lino Rosario got free with Eustaquio Viator in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Matias Mendez might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eustaquio Viator. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Matias Mendez ran back to his position shaking his head. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Matias Mendez in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Eustaquio Viator saved Nikizanga from getting behind. Eustaquio Viator showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matias Mendez in the 79th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Belgrano de Córdoba's Celso Valente got a free kick in the 82nd minute. In the 82nd minute of the match Cayetano Chap shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but João Adolfo Lopez showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. If Matias Mendez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cosme Oliverio kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Nikizanga's Bonifacio Bermund suffered a sore thigh after 88 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 88 minutes, Cosme Oliverio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Belgrano de Córdoba and the Nikizanga players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Nikizanga booed when Belgrano de Córdoba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cosme Oliverio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eustaquio Viator made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matias Mendez in the 95th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Belgrano de Córdoba walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.