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Estadio Rivadavia
Spectators: 7262 (Terracing: 5448, Seating: 1670, VIP seats: 144) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Humberto Calisto made the kick off which started today's match. Bruno Bonifaco's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lisandro Sanchez read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 2nd minute of play. Hilario Matthew charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hilario Matthew the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Club Atletico Rivadavia booed when Laguna was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hilario Matthew didn't get a good kick on the ball. Freddy Aimar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Lisandro Sanchez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Humberto Calisto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Gaudencio Dei tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julian Cristos in the 19th minute of play forced Club Atletico Rivadavia's goalkeeper Gaudencio Dei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Club Atletico Rivadavia defense, Julian Cristos kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gaudencio Dei. The Club Atletico Rivadavia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gaudencio Dei should have stopped the shot. In the 23rdth minute of the game Julian Cristos who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Club Atletico Rivadavia's Gaudencio Dei was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Anibal Sidro was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 25th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Enzo Marino kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Bruno Bonifaco kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. After 33 minutes, Norberto Lopes mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club Atletico Rivadavia and the Laguna players grew even worse after the yellow card. Norberto Lopes hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Humberto Calisto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Gaudencio Dei tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Laguna's Donato Evis got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Humberto Calisto in the 40th minute of play forced Club Atletico Rivadavia's goalkeeper Gaudencio Dei to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Laguna's Julian Cristos in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Club Atletico Rivadavia's goalie prevented a goal. If Julian Cristos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 46th minute, Humberto Calisto got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Freddy Aimar to make the kick off. Enzo Marino hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, Laguna's Anibal Sidro tried to score from far away in the 54th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Freddy Aimar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Laguna defense, Freddy Aimar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lisandro Sanchez. The Laguna fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lisandro Sanchez should have stopped the shot. Gaudencio Dei was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Humberto Calisto showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 69 minute of play. When Donato Evis fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Laguna's protests and gave Donato Evis a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Club Atletico Rivadavia booed when Laguna was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Donato Evis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Humberto Calisto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Gaudencio Dei tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Club Atletico Rivadavia's Gaudencio Dei played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Humberto Calisto in the 94th minute of play. When Humberto Quexal came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Club Atletico Rivadavia 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 Humberto Quexal couldn't finish the play. Laguna were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Club Atletico Rivadavia to leave the ground with a draw.