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Javier Zanetti
Spectators: 7215 (Terracing: 5412, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 143) Jaime Arnau made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jaime Arnau in the 3rd minute of play forced Belbeder FC's goalkeeper Teofilo Cai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 4 played minutes Belbeder FC got a freekick which was hit by Felipe Afonso. After 9 played minutes Gimnasia y Facón - L. P. got a freekick which was hit by Freddy Egoi. Pablo Meder sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 14 minutes into the match, Belbeder FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jaime Arnau came free, but Teofilo Cai reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Roberto Bortzaioriz fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gimnasia y Facón - L. P.'s protests and gave Roberto Bortzaioriz a yellow card for diving instead. In the 16th match minute, Gimnasia y Facón - L. P. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roberto Bortzaioriz to maneuver through the defense. 19 minutes into the game, Pablo Meder cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Eliseo Rainerio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 24 minutes into the game, Gimnasia y Facón - L. P.'s Freddy Egoi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Teofilo Cai made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Teofilo Cai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaime Arnau in the 30th minute of the match. Teofilo Cai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jaime Arnau, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Jaime Arnau came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Gimnasia y Facón - L. P. 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 Jaime Arnau couldn't finish the play. In the 39th minute Jaime Arnau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teofilo Cai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jaime Arnau scored 1-2 in the 43rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Teofilo Cai, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fabricio Tano to make the kick off. Gimnasia y Facón - L. P.'s Ruben Abel suffered a fractured collar bone after 55 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Jaime Arnau could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Teofilo Cai made a huge save. Jose Raymon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teofilo Cai having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabricio Tano in the 65th minute of play forced Gimnasia y Facón - L. P.'s goalkeeper Eliseo Rainerio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eliseo Rainerio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabricio Tano in the 67th minute of play. Freddy Egoi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Teofilo Cai tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jaime Arnau got free with Teofilo Cai in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pablo Meder 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. 74 minutes into the match, Fabricio Tano notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Gimnasia y Facón - L. P.'s Eliseo Rainerio. Eliseo Rainerio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Teofilo Cai made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jaime Arnau in the 77th minute. 81 minutes into the match, Gimnasia y Facón - L. P.'s Freddy Egoi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Teofilo Cai narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gimnasia y Facón - L. P.'s Jaime Arnau managed to work through Belbeder FC's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Jaime Arnau dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. After a rather tough play, Belbeder FC's Nicasio Rey got a free kick in the 84th minute. In the 88th minute, Jaime Arnau 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. Roberto Bortzaioriz hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Teo Abreu hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.