League

Cortadera
Spectators: 6673 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pastor Ramos started the match with the kick off. In a very dangerous position, a player in Newells Old Boys fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 3rd minute. Penalty! In the 14th minute Joel Marino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeremias Belo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ildefonso Ranolfo took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 20th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jeremias Belo. Cortadera's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Gerardo Arnas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After having played for 22 minutes, Gerardo Arnas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Newells Old Boys's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gerardo Arnas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jeremias Belo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gerardo Arnas, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joel Marino in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jeremias Belo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Joel Marino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 31st minute Joel Marino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeremias Belo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute Joel Marino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeremias Belo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joel Marino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Francisco Aires charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Francisco Aires the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 46th minute, Francisco Aires hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 47th minute, Aurelio Olando hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joel Marino to make the kick off. Fabio Chale showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pastor Ramos, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. The audience was convinced that Pastor Ramos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fabio Chale was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. After having played for 62 minutes, Joel Marino managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Newells Old Boys's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joel Marino was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 63 played minutes Cortadera got a freekick which was hit by Amadeo Veremundo. After 65 played minutes Cortadera got a freekick which was hit by Gavino Bibiano. Cortadera's Jeremias Belo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Cortadera from getting a goal against them. Victorio Ugutz kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Jacobo Bartuelo's late challenge caught a Cortadera's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jacobo Bartuelo helped the player get up and apologised. Jacobo Bartuelo kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. In the 79th minute, Francisco Aires hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gerardo Arnas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Jeremias Belo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With an all-out effort, Newells Old Boys's Jeremias Belo threw himself towards the right post 86 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Joel Marino, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Thanks to some nice moves Gerardo Arnas could shoot a difficult shot in the 89th minute, which Jeremias Belo however easily saved by the left post. Gavino Bibiano charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gavino Bibiano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 90th match minute, Cortadera was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gavino Bibiano to maneuver through the defense. In the 93rd minute of the match Newells Old Boys got a corner. Cortadera's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Victorio Ugutz ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Victorio Ugutz got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jeremias Belo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 96th minute Joel Marino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jeremias Belo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cortadera succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Newells Old Boys had controlled the match.