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Gigante de alberdi
Spectators: 7232 (Terracing: 5426, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Javier Ponce got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute, Javier Ponce left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FILIAL RAFAELA CANALLA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. FILIAL RAFAELA CANALLA's Robinho de Almeida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernandinho Cavenaghi in the 15th minute of play. A collision led to Real Zara Goza getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Roman Maiorga hit a great ball. 19 minutes into the match, FILIAL RAFAELA CANALLA's Javier Ponce sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ezequiel Ignado narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Javier Ponce might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ezequiel Ignado. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Javier Ponce ran back to his position shaking his head. 29 minutes into the game, Fernandinho Cavenaghi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Robinho de Almeida was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. FILIAL RAFAELA CANALLA's Robinho de Almeida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernandinho Cavenaghi in the 35th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fernandinho Cavenaghi in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Robinho de Almeida saved FILIAL RAFAELA CANALLA from getting behind. In the 42nd minute, Romeo Gimenez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 46 minutes into the game, Fernandinho Cavenaghi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Robinho de Almeida was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernandinho Cavenaghi in the 56th minute of play forced FILIAL RAFAELA CANALLA's goalkeeper Robinho de Almeida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Albano Lauaxeta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 63 minutes into the match, FILIAL RAFAELA CANALLA's Javier Ponce sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ezequiel Ignado narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Orlando Avellaneda struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Robinho de Almeida didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Real Zara Goza. A collision led to FILIAL RAFAELA CANALLA getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Fidel Vito hit a great ball. Robinho de Almeida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernandinho Cavenaghi in the 72nd minute of the match. Robinho de Almeida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernandinho Cavenaghi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fernandinho Cavenaghi kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 76thth minute. Though ot was a great shot FILIAL RAFAELA CANALLA's keeper Robinho de Almeida was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. Robinho de Almeida didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fernandinho Cavenaghi went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. When the match clock showed 89 minutes, the score became 2-4 when Fernandinho Cavenaghi sped through FILIAL RAFAELA CANALLA's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Robinho de Almeida. With an all-out effort, Real Zara Goza's Robinho de Almeida threw himself towards the right post 94 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Fernandinho Cavenaghi, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Ezequiel Ignado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Albano Lauaxeta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The FILIAL RAFAELA CANALLA manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Real Zara Goza to win.