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Marcelo Bielsa
Spectators: 7162 (Terracing: 5373, Seating: 1647, VIP seats: 142) Gabriel Norino made the kick off and thus started the match. Anacleto Alfonso's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Conrado Urtun firmly grabbed it by the left post. Conrado Urtun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gabriel Norino in the 9th minute of the match. Ariel Blasi kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Newells Old Boys's Anacleto Alfonso got a free kick in the 25th minute. Anastasio Matthew fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Evelio Quinteros having to interfere. 29 minutes into the match, Newells Old Boys's goal looked a bit too open when Anastasio Caitano came free, but Evelio Quinteros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 29 minutes, Ariel Blasi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Newells Old Boys and the f c gimnasia players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Newells Old Boys's Ariel Blasi got a free kick in the 31st minute. Anastasio Matthew fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Evelio Quinteros having to interfere. 37 minutes into the match, Leandro Barros had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Evelio Quinteros. Newells Old Boys's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Leandro Barros was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. The Newells Old Boys players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. f c gimnasia were winning 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Anastasio Matthew stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Conrado Urtun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gabriel Norino, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. After having played for 55 minutes, Leandro Barros managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. f c gimnasia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leandro Barros was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Evelio Quinteros made an important save on a dangerous shot by Anastasio Matthew in the 56th minute. With a little luck, Newells Old Boys's Evelio Quinteros got control of the ball when Anastasio Caitano tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 64th match minute, Newells Old Boys was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vicente Vellito to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Newells Old Boys getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Benicio Emeterio hit a great ball. 72 minutes into the match, Newells Old Boys's goalkeeper Evelio Quinteros had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Anastasio Matthew. Anastasio Matthew came free with the goalkeeper in the 81st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Evelio Quinteros could save by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Norino in the 91st minute of play forced f c gimnasia's goalkeeper Conrado Urtun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 0-4 came through a penalty shot after 94 played minutes, when f c gimnasia:s Leandro Barros calmly waited for Newells Old Boys:s goalkeeper to move before he rolled in the ball by the right post. f c gimnasia's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.