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Municipal de Rauch
Spectators: 7102 (Terracing: 5436, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alfonso Gauargi made the kick off which started today's match. After 4 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Balcarce AFC! When the match had been going on for 5 minutes, C.A. Rauch's Braulio Calisto got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Guillermo Garcia. Evelio Gaueko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Guillermo Garcia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Guillermo Garcia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfonso Gauargi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alfonso Gauargi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Guillermo Garcia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Eriberto Ospin succeeded in the game's 21st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. Balcarce AFC's Guillermo Garcia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfonso Gauargi in the 27th minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 29 minutes into the game, when Rafael Ignado put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 29th minute of the game. One of C.A. Rauch:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Balcarce AFC:s goal. Alejandro Ignatius kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. If Eriberto Ospin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Balcarce AFC's zone, Alejandro Balasi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Guillermo Garcia came out of the goal and Alejandro Balasi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alejandro Balasi who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 46thth minute tested the skills of Guillermo Garcia when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The wind increased when Eriberto Ospin made the kick off in the second half. Alejandro Balasi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Guillermo Garcia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 55th minute Alejandro Balasi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guillermo Garcia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 58 minutes into the game, Oscar Lazcano threw the ball into play from the sideline. C.A. Rauch's Braulio Calisto quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Eustaquio Normando charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eustaquio Normando the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 59th match minute, C.A. Rauch was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eustaquio Normando to maneuver through the defense. When Herminio Montez fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Balcarce AFC's protests and gave Herminio Montez a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Balcarce AFC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Herminio Montez hit a great ball. Alejandro Balasi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Guillermo Garcia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 71 minutes into the game, C.A. Rauch's Alejandro Balasi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Guillermo Garcia made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. 82 minutes into the game, one of C.A. Rauch:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. C.A. Rauch:s Venancio Abaunza showed great skill when he stopped Pastor Oalo:s penalty. In the 84th minute, Pastor Oalo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Balcarce AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. Alejandro Balasi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guillermo Garcia having to interfere. Christian Fernandez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Venancio Abaunza made a huge save. Although C.A. Rauch had been in control for most of the match, Balcarce AFC still came away with the win.