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Aragón
Spectators: 7214 (Terracing: 5412, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 143) Ivan Afonso was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 4 minutes into the match. Matias Porfirio shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Racing de Córdoba's Ariel Olivar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santo Inko in the 12th minute of play. Codruț Mironov kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. In the 16th minute, Denis Soin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Racing de Córdoba fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. With a little luck, Independiente's Tiburcio Millan got control of the ball when Denis Soin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Racing de Córdoba's Denis Soin was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 21st play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Independiente's Tiburcio Millan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denis Soin in the 31st minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Independiente's goal looked a bit too open when Antonio Papo came free, but Tiburcio Millan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Independiente defense, Bartolo Tancredo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tiburcio Millan. The Independiente fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tiburcio Millan should have stopped the shot. Racing de Córdoba's Ariel Olivar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santo Inko in the 41st minute of play. In the 43rd minute Antonio Papo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tiburcio Millan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Denis Soin to make the kick off. Codruț Mironov hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Soin in the 56th minute of play forced Independiente's goalkeeper Tiburcio Millan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 60 played minutes Independiente got a freekick which was hit by Alejandro Mercurio. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Santo Inko in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ariel Olivar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ariel Olivar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santo Inko, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Tiburcio Millan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Denis Soin in the 71st minute of play. Braulio Galeno hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. After 74 played minutes, Racing de Córdoba's Ciro Etxeberri shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Tiburcio Millan 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 Racing de Córdoba reached it. 77 minutes in the game Candido Guilabertus did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Ciro Etxeberri. Ariel Olivar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santo Inko in the 83rd minute of play. Matias Porfirio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Soin in the 92nd minute of play forced Independiente's goalkeeper Tiburcio Millan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alfonso Theobald hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Racing de Córdoba's zone, Severo Cebo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ariel Olivar came out of the goal and Severo Cebo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Independiente's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.