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Toscas
Spectators: 7220 (Terracing: 5416, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Wilfredo Mendez started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute Alfonso Cisco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Abeitia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ricardo Abeitia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Amancio Fonso in the 6th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Evaristo Weather got free with Ricardo Abeitia in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Amancio Fonso's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ricardo Abeitia read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Wilfredo Mendez during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 11 played minutes independiente got a freekick which was hit by Wilfredo Mendez. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amancio Fonso got free with Ricardo Abeitia in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Filiberto Jerrald had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Pål Forss had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alfonso Cisco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Amancio Fonso came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Club Atlético La Plata 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 Amancio Fonso couldn't finish the play. With his leg Ricardo Abeitia managed to avoid a goal in the 38thth minute, when Club Atlético La Plata's Alfonso Cisco fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amancio Fonso got free with Ricardo Abeitia in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Amancio Fonso to make the kick off. Bartolo Haritz got a throw-in 53 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Simon Solustiano. In the 58th minute, Alfonso Cisco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Club Atlético La Plata fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. When the match clock showed 61 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Alfonso Cisco sped through independiente's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ricardo Abeitia. Amancio Fonso took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ricardo Abeitia. Ricardo Abeitia dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. 71 minutes into the match, independiente's goal looked a bit too open when Amancio Fonso came free, but Ricardo Abeitia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 76th minute, Amancio Fonso 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. Amancio Fonso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ricardo Abeitia having to interfere. 85 minutes into the match, independiente's goal looked a bit too open when Amancio Fonso came free, but Ricardo Abeitia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Club Atlético La Plata's Amancio Fonso got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Amancio Fonso managed to get in a good position for a shot. Club Atlético La Plata's supporters rose to their feet, but Amancio Fonso was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ricardo Abeitia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Alfonso Cisco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ricardo Abeitia was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. 94 minutes into the match, independiente's goal looked a bit too open when Amancio Fonso came free, but Ricardo Abeitia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evaristo Weather in the 96th minute of play forced independiente's goalkeeper Ricardo Abeitia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ricardo Abeitia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amancio Fonso, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute.