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Diego A. Maradona
Spectators: 7288 (Terracing: 5468, Seating: 1676, VIP seats: 144) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fulgencio Garcia kicked off to start the match. 7 minutes into the match, Argentinos Juniors's goal looked a bit too open when Fulgencio Garcia came free, but Alvaro Batista reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Humberto Koldobika in the 8th minute of play forced Argentinos Juniors's goalkeeper Alvaro Batista to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 9 minutes of play, Trapalcó AFC's Fulgencio Garcia made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alvaro Batista was left in no man's land by his defense there! Baltasar Enekoitz in the 12thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Marciano Neto, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With a little luck, Trapalcó AFC's Marciano Neto got control of the ball when Baltasar Enekoitz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marciano Neto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baltasar Enekoitz in the 15th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Baltasar Enekoitz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marciano Neto was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Ernesto Perico hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. After 24 minutes, Moises Bembe mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Trapalcó AFC and the Argentinos Juniors players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Trapalcó AFC's Moises Bembe got a free kick in the 25th minute. Alvaro Batista showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fulgencio Garcia in the 30th minute of the match. After 32 played minutes, Trapalcó AFC's Luis Ubarna shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Alvaro Batista 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 Trapalcó AFC reached it. Alvaro Batista made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fulgencio Garcia in the 34th minute of play. In the 37th minute, Ernesto Perico left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Trapalcó AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Baltasar Enekoitz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Justino Salvatore hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Baltasar Enekoitz kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marciano Neto. That made the score 1-2 in the 47 minute of play. The Argentinos Juniors players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Trapalcó AFC were winning 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Baltasar Enekoitz to make the kick off. Alvaro Batista was out of position in the 53 minute of play, and Justino Salvatore capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Justino Salvatore really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. The supporters of Argentinos Juniors booed when Trapalcó AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luis Ubarna didn't get a good kick on the ball. Argentinos Juniors's Silvano Atauri couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 57th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Trapalcó AFC. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Baltasar Enekoitz in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marciano Neto saved Trapalcó AFC from getting behind. In the 60th minute Humberto Koldobika shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alvaro Batista saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 64 minutes had been played when some careless play by Argentinos Juniors's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Juan Rico was slow to take the kick. During this time Trapalcó AFC's players had a chance to rest. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gustavo Pinto during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Trapalcó AFC getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Gustavo Pinto hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Humberto Koldobika got free with Alvaro Batista in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Argentinos Juniors's Cayetano Lope got a free kick in the 71st minute. After recieving a nice pass, Trapalcó AFC's Juan Rico tried to score from far away in the 72nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 80th minute, Fulgencio Garcia reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Alvaro Batista. The goal made the score 1-4. Alvaro Batista was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ernesto Perico showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-5 in the 83 minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cayetano Lope during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Cayetano Lope hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. With his leg Alvaro Batista managed to avoid a goal in the 89thth minute, when Trapalcó AFC's Humberto Koldobika fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to Argentinos Juniors getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Aquiles Timo hit a great ball. 96 minutes into the game, Humberto Koldobika was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Trapalcó AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Argentinos Juniors the free kick. After a rather tough play, Trapalcó AFC's Humberto Koldobika got a free kick in the 96th minute. The Trapalcó AFC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Trapalcó AFC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.