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El Merequetengue
Spectators: 7194 (Terracing: 5397, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 143) Saverio Guzman started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 8th minute, Saverio Guzman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Óscar Cordoba was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Óscar Cordoba showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saverio Guzman in the 17th minute of the match. 18 minutes into the game, Amadeo Dacio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Deportivo Martin Palermo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tosno AFC the free kick. Amadeo Dacio hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Tosno AFC's Vítor Alves slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Arnoldo Senio. That made the score 1-1 after 19 minutes of play. Benedicto Arano scored 1-2 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Óscar Cordoba, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Saverio Guzman 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. Óscar Cordoba showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Cucao, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Marco Normando received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Arnoldo Senio 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 Severiano Afonso during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When Benedicto Arano fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Deportivo Martin Palermo's protests and gave Benedicto Arano a yellow card for diving instead. 45 minutes into the match, Ceferino Betadur had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Óscar Cordoba. Tosno AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ceferino Betadur was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Marco Normando made a kick off. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Deportivo Martin Palermo's goalkeeper Arnoldo Senio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Vítor Alves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arnoldo Senio having to interfere. Ceferino Betadur kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. With a little luck, Tosno AFC's Óscar Cordoba got control of the ball when David Cucao tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Deportivo Martin Palermo's zone, Marco Normando stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arnoldo Senio came out of the goal and Marco Normando tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Vítor Alves had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Marco Normando had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saverio Guzman in the 71st minute of play forced Tosno AFC's goalkeeper Óscar Cordoba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Óscar Cordoba was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but David Cucao showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 74 minute of play. Óscar Cordoba didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Benedicto Arano went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-5 was the resulting score. 83 minutes into the match, Deportivo Martin Palermo's Saverio Guzman sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Óscar Cordoba narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Marco Normando struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Arnoldo Senio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tosno AFC. After 88 minutes, Vítor Alves made it 2-5 with a short kick to the right side. Deportivo Martin Palermo's Arnoldo Senio tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saverio Guzman in the 95th minute of play forced Tosno AFC's goalkeeper Óscar Cordoba to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Deportivo Martin Palermo walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.