League

Monumental
Spectators: 7206 (Terracing: 5406, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 143) Atletico Rafaela's Lorenzo Blasi 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. Justino Martinez's late challenge caught a Atletico Rafaela's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Justino Martinez helped the player get up and apologised. Ovidio Vasco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Justino Martinez in the 5th minute of play. Jimeno Ferrer blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ovidio Vasco having to make a save. In the 10th minute Jimeno Ferrer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ovidio Vasco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Justino Martinez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Justino Martinez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 20th minute Justino Martinez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ovidio Vasco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 26 played minutes, Punco!!'s Eulalio Tino shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ovidio Vasco came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Punco!! reached it. Justino Martinez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Ovidio Vasco tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Justino Martinez 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. In the 37th minute, Jimeno Ferrer made a precise shot to the right of Ovidio Vasco. Atletico Rafaela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Siro Urti managed to get in a good position for a shot. Atletico Rafaela's supporters rose to their feet, but Siro Urti was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gregorio Medardo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Jimeno Ferrer made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Punco!!'s goal looked a bit too open when Lorenzo Blasi came free, but Gregorio Medardo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lorenzo Blasi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Gregorio Medardo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eulalio Tino kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. With a little luck, Atletico Rafaela's Ovidio Vasco got control of the ball when Justino Martinez tried to sneak it across the goal line. Siro Urti sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Siro Urti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gregorio Medardo having to interfere. After 78 played minutes Punco!! got a freekick which was hit by Eulalio Tino. Ubaldo Foro made in the 81st minute of the game a quick throw-in and Filomeno Abeita immediately put the ball in play. Joaquin Francis charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Joaquin Francis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Lorenzo Blasi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gregorio Medardo having to make a save. After some careless play in the Punco!! defense, Siro Urti kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gregorio Medardo. The Punco!! fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gregorio Medardo should have stopped the shot. After 90 minutes, Eulalio Tino mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Punco!! and the Atletico Rafaela players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 91st minute, Eulalio Tino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Lorenzo Blasi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Atletico Rafaela were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.