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Gigante de Arroyito
Spectators: 7288 (Terracing: 5468, Seating: 1676, VIP seats: 144) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cirilo Kaiet kicked off to start the match. 11 minutes into the game, Baldomiro Eufrasio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Paulino Chabier was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Goicó FC's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Ismael Osorio 15 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-1. Ismael Osorio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sergio Eztebe read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Goicó FC's zone, Anselmo Iban stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sergio Eztebe came out of the goal and Anselmo Iban tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 22 minutes into the match, Rosario Central's Ismael Osorio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sergio Eztebe narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Anselmo Iban received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Sergio Eztebe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ismael Osorio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Sergio Eztebe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Ismael Osorio came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Rosario Central 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 Ismael Osorio couldn't finish the play. In the 34th minute, Baldomiro Eufrasio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Paulino Chabier was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 38th minute Ismael Osorio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergio Eztebe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, Cristian Daunte dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Sergio Eztebe, 2-2. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-2 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ismael Osorio made a kick off. Rosario Central's Ismael Osorio got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Ismael Osorio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sergio Eztebe was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 72 minutes, the score became 4-2 when Anselmo Iban sped through Goicó FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Sergio Eztebe. Ismael Osorio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sergio Eztebe having to interfere. 81 minutes into the game, Cristian Daunte was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rosario Central's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Goicó FC the free kick. In the 81st minute, Cristian Daunte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ismael Osorio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Sergio Eztebe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ismael Osorio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sergio Eztebe having to interfere. Paulino Chabier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baldomiro Eufrasio in the 97th minute of the match. If Ismael Osorio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.