League

El Fortin
Spectators: 6410 (Terracing: 5410, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Guaberto Galtero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. When Omar Bladi came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the tigre 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 Omar Bladi couldn't finish the play. 9 minutes into the match, tigre's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Salvidor came free, but Paulo Ferrando reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, tigre's Paulo Ferrando got control of the ball when Guaberto Galtero tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, tigre's Armando Larpe got a free kick in the 13th minute. In the 17th minute, Defensores de Ameghino's Eloy Otsando dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. The audience was convinced that Eloy Otsando's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Paulo Ferrando was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind tigre's goalkeeper Paulo Ferrando, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Defensores de Ameghino's Filiberto Hernando played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Omar Bladi in the 26th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Defensores de Ameghino's Jonathan Salvidor slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Paulo Ferrando. That made the score 2-0 after 33 minutes of play. In the 38th minute, Moises Balendin made a precise shot to the right of Paulo Ferrando. tigre's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Jacobo Vargas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Paulo Ferrando tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paulo Ferrando took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jacobo Vargas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Geronimo Oinatz to make the kick off. A collision led to Defensores de Ameghino getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Benjamin Nuñez hit a great ball. In the 55th minute, Jonathan Salvidor ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Paulo Ferrando was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. 60 minutes into the game, Eloy Otsando cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Paulo Ferrando was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, tigre's Teofilo Ibañez got a free kick in the 68th minute. In the 70th minute, Jonathan Salvidor ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Paulo Ferrando was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. tigre's Paulo Ferrando played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Moises Balendin in the 76th minute of play. tigre's Paulo Ferrando played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonathan Salvidor in the 77th minute of play. When Eloy Otsando came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Defensores de Ameghino 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 Eloy Otsando couldn't finish the play. Paulo Ferrando showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Moises Balendin, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Teofilo Ibañez hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in tigre's zone, Eloy Otsando stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paulo Ferrando came out of the goal and Eloy Otsando tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eloy Otsando took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Paulo Ferrando. Paulo Ferrando dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-0. In the 95th minute of the match Romulo Cuarto shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Paulo Ferrando showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. There was no doubt that Defensores de Ameghino were the better team. Defensores de Ameghino's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.