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Spectators: 6651 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1651, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Laureano Pereyra kicked off to start the match. Samuel Palban fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lucio Mergildo having to interfere. A.A. Argentinos Juniors's Lucio Mergildo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aquilino Refugio in the 5th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in A.A. Argentinos Juniors's zone, Marco Luzaide stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lucio Mergildo came out of the goal and Marco Luzaide tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 9th minute Marco Luzaide shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucio Mergildo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 11th match minute, A.A. Argentinos Juniors was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laureano Pereyra to maneuver through the defense. Lucio Mergildo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco Luzaide in the 15th minute of play. After 17 played minutes, Grupo Comando F.C's Generoso Bero shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Lucio Mergildo came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Grupo Comando F.C reached it. Lucio Mergildo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jorge Regis, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Grupo Comando F.C's Marco Luzaide got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marco Luzaide received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Lucio Mergildo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Jorge Regis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Julian Manuelo hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. In the 42nd minute Samuel Palban shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucio Mergildo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Celedonio Tristan during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, A.A. Argentinos Juniors's Celedonio Tristan got a free kick in the 44th minute. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

If Marco Luzaide had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Marco Luzaide had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A.A. Argentinos Juniors's Lucio Mergildo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save A.A. Argentinos Juniors from getting a goal against them. In the 59th minute, Jorge Regis fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Lucio Mergildo, passed just outside the right post. After 60 minutes of play, Grupo Comando F.C's Jorge Regis made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lucio Mergildo was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Luzaide in the 63rd minute of play forced A.A. Argentinos Juniors's goalkeeper Lucio Mergildo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th match minute, A.A. Argentinos Juniors was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laureano Pereyra to maneuver through the defense. Jorge Regis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lucio Mergildo having to make a save. Lucio Mergildo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Marco Luzaide showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 66 minute of play. 70 minutes into the game, Grupo Comando F.C's Jorge Regis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Lucio Mergildo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. When Samuel Palban fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Grupo Comando F.C's protests and gave Samuel Palban a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of A.A. Argentinos Juniors booed when Grupo Comando F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Samuel Palban didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lucio Mergildo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marco Luzaide, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Luzaide in the 85th minute of play forced A.A. Argentinos Juniors's goalkeeper Lucio Mergildo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A hard shot 87 in the game by Jorge Regis from a close distance when the talented Lucio Mergildo managed to make a qualified save. A.A. Argentinos Juniors's players were relieved. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jorge Regis got free with Lucio Mergildo in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 94th minute Marco Luzaide shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lucio Mergildo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Grupo Comando F.C's Marco Luzaide in the 96th minute got a chance for a shot 96th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye A.A. Argentinos Juniors's goalie prevented a goal. When the match was over Grupo Comando F.C could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than A.A. Argentinos Juniors throughout the match.