League

Carrisito
Spectators: 6194 (Terracing: 4500, Seating: 1694, VIP seats: 0) Gimnasia y Tiro's Leandro Hever 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. In the 3rd minute, Severo Ubarna hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lorenzo Blasi in the 4th minute of play forced Gimnasia y Tiro's goalkeeper Teofilo Estavan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Amadeo Quirce charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Amadeo Quirce the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 5 played minutes Atletico Rafaela got a freekick which was hit by Amadeo Quirce. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leandro Hever in the 8th minute of play forced Atletico Rafaela's goalkeeper Ovidio Vasco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Atletico Rafaela's Ovidio Vasco got control of the ball when Leandro Hever tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ovidio Vasco made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Leandro Hever sent off a good shot on target. Severo Ubarna might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ovidio Vasco. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Severo Ubarna ran back to his position shaking his head. Ovidio Vasco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Severo Ubarna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Ovidio Vasco managed to avoid a goal in the 19thth minute, when Gimnasia y Tiro's Leandro Hever fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 21 minutes into the match, Fausto Rosalio dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ovidio Vasco, 2-0. Fausto Rosalio received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ovidio Vasco came out and tried to block the shot, but Fausto Rosalio slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 25th minute. Leandro Hever's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 30thth minute, Ovidio Vasco skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Leandro Hevers short, quick shot in the 36thth minute got Ovidio Vasco to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. A hard shot by Braulio Firman from long distance, 39 minutes into the match, got Ovidio Vasco's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Baldomero Lauren charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Baldomero Lauren the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 39 minutes into the game, one of Atletico Rafaela:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Severo Ubarna might have been able to make a better finish in the 44th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ovidio Vasco. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Severo Ubarna ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 46th minute Leandro Hever 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lorenzo Blasi was the one to do the kick off. If Leandro Hever had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leandro Hever in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ovidio Vasco prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 58th match minute, Gimnasia y Tiro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Severo Ubarna to maneuver through the defense. In the 61st minute, Severo Ubarna left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gimnasia y Tiro fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. In the 65th minute, Fausto Rosalio 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. After 71 played minutes Atletico Rafaela got a freekick which was hit by Lorenzo Blasi. The supporters of Atletico Rafaela booed when Gimnasia y Tiro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fausto Rosalio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ovidio Vasco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Severo Ubarna in the 82nd minute of the match. Ovidio Vasco stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leandro Hever's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. After having played for 84 minutes, Severo Ubarna managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gimnasia y Tiro's supporters crossed their fingers, but Severo Ubarna was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 86thth minute of the game Leandro Hever who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Atletico Rafaela's Ovidio Vasco was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Leandro Hever's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ovidio Vasco was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. Atletico Rafaela's Baldomero Lauren got his second yellow card of the match in the 94th minute. The referee ordered Baldomero Lauren off the ground. A collision led to Atletico Rafaela getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Baldomero Lauren hit a great ball. There was no doubt that Gimnasia y Tiro were the better team. Gimnasia y Tiro's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.