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Boedo
Spectators: 6676 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1676, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dionisio Neron got the match started through his kick off. In the 8th minute, Ignacio Iliana left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Instituto Plate fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Edgardo Ubelteso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Cristobal Gaufred tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 20th minute of the game. One of Instituto Plate:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of BOQUITA CORAZON:s goal. After a rather tough play, Instituto Plate's Delmar Cortez got a free kick in the 26th minute. Cristobal Gaufred stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dionisio Neron's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. Ignacio Iliana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Haroldo Txema having to interfere. Edgardo Ubelteso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristobal Gaufred having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in BOQUITA CORAZON's zone, Santiago Poncio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Haroldo Txema came out of the goal and Santiago Poncio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 44 minutes into the game, Instituto Plate's Ignacio Iliana nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Haroldo Txema made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-3. 47 minutes into the game, Emiliano Pasqual was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Instituto Plate's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave BOQUITA CORAZON the free kick. In the 47th minute, Emiliano Pasqual hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 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.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Santiago Poncio was the one to do the kick off. Delmar Cortez charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Delmar Cortez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ignacio Iliana's late challenge caught a BOQUITA CORAZON's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ignacio Iliana helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Instituto Plate's Ignacio Iliana got a free kick in the 62nd minute. In the 65th minute, Abel Federigo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. BOQUITA CORAZON's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Benicio Lluis in the 68th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ignacio Iliana got free with Haroldo Txema in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cristobal Gaufred made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dionisio Neron in the 73rd minute of play. Instituto Plate's Santiago Poncio managed to work through BOQUITA CORAZON's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Santiago Poncio dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. After a rather tough play, BOQUITA CORAZON's Guaberto Igon got a free kick in the 84th minute. BOQUITA CORAZON's Haroldo Txema proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 85th minute of the match, managed to save BOQUITA CORAZON from getting a goal against them. If Edgardo Ubelteso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cristobal Gaufred made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgardo Ubelteso in the 93rd minute of play. Santiago Poncio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Haroldo Txema having to interfere.