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Estadio Melero
Spectators: 6666 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 0) Anibal Arnas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marciano Luken in the 4th minute of play. In the 5th match minute, Gimnasia y Esgrima was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ceferino Diaz to maneuver through the defense. 8 minutes into the match, Gimnasia y Esgrima's goal looked a bit too open when Marciano Luken came free, but Anibal Arnas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marciano Luken hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. In the 24th minute, Cosme Chago ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Norberto Santiago was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Gimnasia y Esgrima's Anibal Arnas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save Gimnasia y Esgrima from getting a goal against them. Norberto Santiago didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cosme Chago went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Anibal Arnas was a little too slow when Alfredo Xabat got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 37th minute. The score was now 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cosme Chago in the 42nd minute of play forced Melero AFC's goalkeeper Norberto Santiago to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cosme Chago to strike the kick off in the second half. If Igor Balesio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 60 minutes into the game, Igor Balesio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gimnasia y Esgrima's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Melero AFC the free kick. The supporters of Melero AFC booed when Gimnasia y Esgrima was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Igor Balesio didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 64th match minute, Gimnasia y Esgrima was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Igor Balesio to maneuver through the defense. Anibal Arnas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Xabat in the 65th minute of the match. Anibal Arnas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfredo Xabat, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Anibal Arnas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marciano Luken in the 70th minute of the match. Vladimiro Licerio blasted a shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Norberto Santiago having to make a save. Anibal Arnas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domingo Aimar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anibal Arnas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Xabat in the 78th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Gimnasia y Esgrima's Cosme Chago got a free kick in the 79th minute. Norberto Santiago was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Vladimiro Licerio showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 82 minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Herminio Hibai in the 90th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Gimnasia y Esgrima's Ceferino Diaz. In the 93rd minute Marciano Luken shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anibal Arnas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.