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Marcos Aguinis
Spectators: 7201 (Terracing: 5402, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 143) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Conrado Kismi made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Gustavo Pepillo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 6 minutes into the game, Newell´s Old Boys's Felipe Tabb nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Baldomiro Bikendi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Conrado Kismi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Baldomiro Bikendi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 20 minutes into the game, Urbano Eron was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Newell´s Old Boys's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Defensores Alberdi Club the free kick. A collision led to Newell´s Old Boys getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Urbano Eron hit a great ball. Cirilo Lertxun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Modesto Pirmin having to interfere. Baldomiro Bikendi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Conrado Kismi in the 25th minute of the match. The supporters of Newell´s Old Boys booed when Defensores Alberdi Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cirilo Lertxun didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Urbano Eron in the 33rd minute of play forced Defensores Alberdi Club's goalkeeper Baldomiro Bikendi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Modesto Pirmin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cirilo Lertxun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Conrado Kismi in the 64th minute of play forced Defensores Alberdi Club's goalkeeper Baldomiro Bikendi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomás Iban received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Modesto Pirmin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 70th minute, Gustavo Pepillo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Conrado Kismi came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the Newell´s Old Boys fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Conrado Kismi couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Defensores Alberdi Club's Baldomiro Bikendi got control of the ball when Urbano Eron tried to sneak it across the goal line. Baldomiro Bikendi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Conrado Kismi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Desiderio Ihintza charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Desiderio Ihintza the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Newell´s Old Boys's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.