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Tata Martino
Spectators: 7232 (Terracing: 5426, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) In the 5th minute Blas Farias shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivan Natanael saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Maximo Manny managed to get in a good position for a shot. N.O.B Heat Returns's supporters rose to their feet, but Maximo Manny was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ivan Natanael breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 8 played minutes N.O.B Heat Returns got a freekick which was hit by Andres Mendez. 10 minutes into the match, Ulises Urko notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of N.O.B Heat Returns's Amador Haitz. Amador Haitz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With his leg Ivan Natanael managed to avoid a goal in the 17thth minute, when N.O.B Heat Returns's Maximo Manny fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 22 played minutes N.O.B Heat Returns got a freekick which was hit by Blas Farias. Ivan Natanael made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cenan Ekinci in the 24th minute. When N.O.B Heat Returns's Cenan Ekinci in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Argentina's goalie prevented a goal. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind N.O.B Heat Returns's goalkeeper Amador Haitz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Maximo Manny managed to get in a good position for a shot. N.O.B Heat Returns's supporters rose to their feet, but Maximo Manny was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ivan Natanael breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gaston Jax recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 33 minutes into the game, N.O.B Heat Returns's Maximo Manny nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ivan Natanael made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Amador Haitz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ulises Urko in the 39th minute of the match. A collision led to N.O.B Heat Returns getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Maximo Manny hit a great ball. 44 minutes into the game, Gaston Jax cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Amador Haitz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ulises Urko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amador Haitz having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Blas Farias scored 2-2 in the 55th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ivan Natanael, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. During the 57th minute of the match Andres Mendez completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Andres Mendez a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. If Ulises Urko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ulises Urko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Amador Haitz having to interfere. Ivan Natanael showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximo Manny, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. In the 79th minute, N.O.B Heat Returns's Anton Braru seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Anton Braru the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of N.O.B Heat Returns protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Anton Braru had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 78 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for N.O.B Heat Returns! When the match had been going on for 81 minutes, Argentina's Mateo Tello got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Amador Haitz. When Maximo Manny fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored N.O.B Heat Returns's protests and gave Maximo Manny a yellow card for diving instead. Ivan Natanael made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximo Manny in the 87th minute of play. Maximo Manny hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. In the 93rd minute, Maximo Manny ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ivan Natanael was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-3.