League

El Monumental
Spectators: 7199 (Terracing: 5401, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) Hugo Mannie fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aurelio Cuarto having to interfere. Jacobo Oriol showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Everardo Iruinea in the 12th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Everardo Iruinea in the 13th minute of play forced Club Atletico Rafaela's goalkeeper Jacobo Oriol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Everardo Iruinea recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Everardo Iruinea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jacobo Oriol was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. FREN's Geronimo Jordy got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Club Atletico Rafaela's Epifanio James in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FREN's goalie prevented a goal. In the 27th minute Everardo Iruinea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jacobo Oriol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 28th minute, Serafin Sadurni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 32 played minutes FREN got a freekick which was hit by Hilario Estefan. Epifanio James fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aurelio Cuarto having to interfere. Epifanio James fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aurelio Cuarto having to interfere. Everardo Iruinea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jacobo Oriol having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Epifanio James stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jacobo Oriol made an important save on a dangerous shot by Geronimo Jordy in the 62nd minute. A collision led to FREN getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Leandro Gudesteo hit a great ball. Epifanio James struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Aurelio Cuarto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Club Atletico Rafaela. Hugo Mannie blasted a shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Aurelio Cuarto having to make a save. Octavio Nahia hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Epifanio James in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aurelio Cuarto saved FREN from getting behind. A collision led to Club Atletico Rafaela getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Epifanio James hit a great ball. Jacobo Oriol had great luck who in the 77thth minute grab hold of the ball when Everardo Iruinea from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. After 77 minutes, Serafin Sadurni mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club Atletico Rafaela and the FREN players grew even worse after the yellow card. Everardo Iruinea recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 78th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, Club Atletico Rafaela's Jacobo Oriol got control of the ball when Everardo Iruinea tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched FREN eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.