League

El Monumental
Spectators: 7217 (Terracing: 5447, Seating: 1670, VIP seats: 100) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Benito Ralondo took the kick off in the first half of the match. Adolfo Blai stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Agustin Argoitz's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. After having played for 7 minutes, Mauro Frantzes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atletico Rosario's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mauro Frantzes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 9 minutes into the match, Benito Ralondo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Adolfo Blai. Atletico Rosario's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Benito Ralondo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 17th minute, Benito Ralondo 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. Adolfo Blai showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Agustin Argoitz, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. After 23 played minutes Atletico Rosario's Nicasio Frisco stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Jacobo Abaurre stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Estrellas de Italia FC of the goal. Mauro Frantzes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Jacobo Abaurre tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jacobo Abaurre made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauro Frantzes in the 30th minute of play. Agustin Argoitz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Adolfo Blai made an important save on a dangerous shot by Agustin Argoitz in the 51st minute. Benito Ralondo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Adolfo Blai tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gustavo Gaizko kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. The long shot by Esteban Bilbo in the 61st minute really tested Adolfo Blai's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After 62 played minutes Atletico Rosario got a freekick which was hit by Hipolito Nicholas. If Benito Ralondo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauro Frantzes in the 68th minute of play forced Estrellas de Italia FC's goalkeeper Jacobo Abaurre to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Mauro Frantzes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Atletico Rosario's supporters rose to their feet, but Mauro Frantzes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jacobo Abaurre breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Facundo Tavori fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adolfo Blai having to interfere. Adolfo Blai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benito Ralondo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nicasio Frisco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacobo Abaurre having to interfere. In the 80th minute Mauro Frantzes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacobo Abaurre saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 82 minutes, Nicasio Frisco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Atletico Rosario's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nicasio Frisco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a little luck, Atletico Rosario's Adolfo Blai got control of the ball when Agustin Argoitz tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 90th minute, Atletico Rosario's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Agustin Argoitz fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 96th minute Benito Ralondo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adolfo Blai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the final whistle sounded Estrellas de Italia FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Atletico Rosario.