League

Juan Román Riquelme
Spectators: 7199 (Terracing: 5401, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) Erasmo Nofre started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 2nd minute, Froilan Urtzi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carmelo Benitez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Humberto Remigio having to interfere. Humberto Remigio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carmelo Benitez in the 15th minute of the match. Carmelo Benitez struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Humberto Remigio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Atletico Rafaela. Erasmo Nofre received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Humberto Remigio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erasmo Nofre in the 31st minute of play forced Jota Erre Erre's goalkeeper Humberto Remigio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Atletico Rafaela's Erasmo Nofre got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Jota Erre Erre's Humberto Remigio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carmelo Benitez in the 33rd minute of play. Erasmo Nofre received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Humberto Remigio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Humberto Remigio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carmelo Benitez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Jota Erre Erre's Gabriel Martxelin slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Fulgencio Garin. That made the score 1-0 after 48 minutes of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gabriel Martxelin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Erasmo Nofre fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Humberto Remigio having to interfere. If Arsenio Martinez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Erasmo Nofre received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Humberto Remigio tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dionisio Egoi during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Dionisio Egoi hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Fulgencio Garin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gabriel Martxelin's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Carmelo Benitez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Atletico Rafaela's supporters rose to their feet, but Carmelo Benitez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Humberto Remigio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpected shot in the 78th minute by Erasmo Nofre got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Carmelo Benitez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Humberto Remigio having to interfere. The supporters of Atletico Rafaela booed when Jota Erre Erre was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nestor Benitez didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 87th minute, Luisito Abancens hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fulgencio Garin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Reynaldo Tonete, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. When Arsenio Martinez fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Jota Erre Erre's protests and gave Arsenio Martinez a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Jota Erre Erre's Arsenio Martinez got a free kick in the 91st minute. With a little luck, Jota Erre Erre's Humberto Remigio got control of the ball when Carmelo Benitez tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nestor Benitez during the 96th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 96th minute, Nestor Benitez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jota Erre Erre were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Atletico Rafaela for a fine match.