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Estadio Monumental
Spectators: 6654 (Terracing: 5001, Seating: 1653, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Salvador Regis took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Deportivo Esquel getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Candido Su hit a great ball. Leonides Gonchan who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 8thth minute tested the skills of Nereo Matia when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Nereo Matia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Narciso Nazario in the 12th minute of the match. Saverio Isadore took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Candido Su, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Saverio Isadore made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Candido Su in the 21st minute of play. In the 23rd minute of the match Lucas Endura sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Saverio Isadore skillfully saved the ball. Leonides Gonchan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Deportivo Esquel's Nereo Matia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Narciso Nazario in the 27th minute of play. 29 minutes in the game, Leonides Gonchan fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Nereo Matia having to interfere. Narciso Nazario received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Nereo Matia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Narciso Nazario sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Rolando Lorencio fell near the penalty area in the 45th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored carp's protests and gave Rolando Lorencio a yellow card for diving instead. After 44 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for carp! Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Narciso Nazario to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind carp's goalkeeper Saverio Isadore, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Salvador Regis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Saverio Isadore tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 65 minutes into the match, Deportivo Esquel's goal looked a bit too open when Leonides Gonchan came free, but Nereo Matia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nereo Matia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leonides Gonchan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Deportivo Esquel's zone, Narciso Nazario stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nereo Matia came out of the goal and Narciso Nazario tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 90 minutes, Leonides Gonchan made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Deportivo Esquel's Nereo Matia tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to carp getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Orlando Frederik hit a great ball. After having played for 97 minutes, Salvador Regis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Deportivo Esquel's supporters crossed their fingers, but Salvador Regis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Deportivo Esquel supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Deportivo Esquel would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.