League

Estadio Lumb
Spectators: 7227 (Terracing: 5422, Seating: 1662, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Iker Tonio took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Iker Tonio left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Atletico de rafaela fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 5th match minute, loquitos de meri was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Faustino Abar to maneuver through the defense. In the 8th minute, Atletico de rafaela's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Lucio Turi fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Lucio Turi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernesto Cruz having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Atletico de rafaela's zone, Lucio Turi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ernesto Cruz came out of the goal and Lucio Turi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Felipe Qwinton charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Felipe Qwinton the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Felipe Qwinton kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, loquitos de meri's Rafael Louis got a free kick in the 28th minute. Esteban Arotza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, loquitos de meri's Rafael Louis got a free kick in the 40th minute. 42 minutes into the match, loquitos de meri's goal looked a bit too open when Iker Tonio came free, but Bernardino Cai reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half Atletico de rafaela were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Anier Vela came free with the goalkeeper in the 57th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Bernardino Cai could save by the left post. Esteban Arotza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ernesto Cruz having to interfere. Esteban Arotza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Ernesto Cruz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 67th match minute, Atletico de rafaela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Felipe Qwinton to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 69 minutes, Lucio Turi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. loquitos de meri's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lucio Turi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bernardino Cai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Iker Tonio in the 71st minute of the match. Anier Vela fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bernardino Cai having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in loquitos de meri's zone, Anier Vela stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bernardino Cai came out of the goal and Anier Vela tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ernesto Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucio Turi in the 82nd minute of play. When Faustino Abar fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored loquitos de meri's protests and gave Faustino Abar a yellow card for diving instead. Faustino Abar kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Atletico de rafaela walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.