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Bautista Gargantini
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Jeremias Sustrai kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in Los Coquis F.C's zone, Isaias Hernando stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nereo Gelmiro came out of the goal and Isaias Hernando tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Independiente Rivadavia booed when Los Coquis F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Laureano Mino didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 9th minute Isaias Hernando shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nereo Gelmiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Jeremias Sustrai managed to get in a good position for a shot. Los Coquis F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Jeremias Sustrai was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Anibal Veto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 19th minute, Pascual Che fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. 23 minutes into the match, Los Coquis F.C's goalkeeper Nereo Gelmiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Isaias Hernando. Nereo Gelmiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abelardo de Medeiros in the 36th minute of the match. When Abelardo de Medeiros came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Independiente 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 Abelardo de Medeiros couldn't finish the play. If Isaias Hernando had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Isaias Hernando's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nereo Gelmiro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. Remigio Eguzki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Anibal Veto tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Isaias Hernando stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Jeremias Sustrai took a quick shot and it went in 0-1 without a chance for Anibal Veto to make any attempt to save it. When Independiente Rivadavia's Isaias Hernando in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Los Coquis F.C's goalie prevented a goal. In the 62nd match minute, Los Coquis F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacinto Jaen to maneuver through the defense. After 63 played minutes, Independiente Rivadavia's Evaristo Inguma shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Nereo Gelmiro 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 Independiente Rivadavia reached it. Abelardo de Medeiros scored 1-1 in the 74th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nereo Gelmiro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Pascual Che had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nereo Gelmiro didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Independiente Rivadavia's Isaias Hernando shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Isaias Hernando received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Nereo Gelmiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Isaias Hernando had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Independiente Rivadavia walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.