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La Ciudadela
Spectators: 7207 (Terracing: 5407, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 143) In the 2nd minute, Teo Claus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 7 minutes into the match, the aguilas's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Egoi came free, but Juan Karmel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 7 played minutes the aguilas got a freekick which was hit by Aquiles Peruanton. After a defensive mix-up in the aguilas's zone, Fernando Corderun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Juan Karmel came out of the goal and Fernando Corderun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of the aguilas booed when San Martín de Tucumán was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Natalio Urki didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to San Martín de Tucumán getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Natalio Urki hit a great ball. After 19 played minutes, the aguilas's Teo Claus shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Mario Clementi 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 the aguilas reached it. After 21 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for San Martín de Tucumán! Fernando Corderun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Juan Karmel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mario Clementi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nicanor Feliu went, in the 35th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. In the 44th minute, Anastasio Silban sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and San Martín de Tucumán's Mario Clementi didn't even have to move. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Efrain Taurino to strike the kick off in the second half. When Sebastian Egoi came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the San Martín de Tucumán 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 Sebastian Egoi couldn't finish the play. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind the aguilas's goalkeeper Juan Karmel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 58 minutes, Sebastian Egoi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the San Martín de Tucumán and the the aguilas players grew even worse after the yellow card. Nicanor Feliu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Mario Clementi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Teodosio Gonza's late challenge caught a the aguilas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Teodosio Gonza helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to San Martín de Tucumán getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Teodosio Gonza hit a great ball. A collision led to the aguilas getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Nicanor Feliu hit a great ball. In the 82nd minute Sebastian Egoi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juan Karmel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fernando Corderun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juan Karmel having to interfere. In the 87th minute Efrain Taurino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mario Clementi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Efrain Taurino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mario Clementi having to interfere. San Martín de Tucumán's defense didn't have a chance, in the 93rd minute, when Nicanor Feliu scored to the left of an out of position Mario Clementi, making the score, 0-3. Mario Clementi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Efrain Taurino in the 97th minute of play. The the aguilas supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing the aguilas would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.