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El Patio de su Casa
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio made the kick off which started today's match. Inocencio Veronica showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ergo Are, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. With an all-out effort, Timo!'s Inocencio Veronica threw himself towards the right post 3 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Franco Benvenuto, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. A collision led to Rafaela FC getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio hit a great ball. In the 5th minute, Arquímedes Cesario left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Timo! fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Arquímedes Cesario kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Inocencio Veronica. That made the score 2-0 in the 8 minute of play. Timo!'s Elpidio Amor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio in the 11th minute of play. 12 minutes into the match, Rafaela FC's goalkeeper Inocencio Veronica had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ilie Hurmuz. Rafaela FC's Inocencio Veronica played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franco Benvenuto in the 13th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Elpidio Amor was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. 23 minutes into the match, Rafaela FC's goal looked a bit too open when Arquímedes Cesario came free, but Inocencio Veronica reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rafaela FC's Inocencio Veronica proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Rafaela FC from getting a goal against them. 28 minutes into the match, Rafaela FC's goalkeeper Inocencio Veronica had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Izydor Karbowski. Elpidio Amor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 32 minutes into the match, Rafaela FC's goal looked a bit too open when Franco Benvenuto came free, but Inocencio Veronica reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rafaela FC's Inocencio Veronica proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Rafaela FC from getting a goal against them. Ilie Hurmuz's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Inocencio Veronica firmly grabbed it by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emiliano Furia in the 43rd minute of play forced Timo!'s goalkeeper Elpidio Amor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Elpidio Amor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo-Sebastian Palacio in the 46th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Franco Benvenuto stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Inocencio Veronica showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arquímedes Cesario, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Inocencio Veronica showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franco Benvenuto in the 54th minute of the match. Elpidio Amor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ross Strong in the 55th minute of play. 58 minutes into the game, Rafaela FC's Octavio Gonzo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Elpidio Amor made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Inocencio Veronica showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ilie Hurmuz in the 62nd minute of the match. In the 64th minute Octavio Gonzo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elpidio Amor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Inocencio Veronica showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Izydor Karbowski in the 65th minute of the match. Timo! made a substitution. Tomas Gelacio replaced Arquímedes Cesario. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ilie Hurmuz in the 70th minute of play forced Rafaela FC's goalkeeper Inocencio Veronica to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd minute Alexandr Lunin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Inocencio Veronica saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ilie Hurmuz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rafaela FC made a substitution. Esteban Ikatz replaced Ross Strong. In the 85th minute Ilie Hurmuz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Inocencio Veronica saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Inocencio Veronica showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Izydor Karbowski in the 89th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Izydor Karbowski in the 90th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Inocencio Veronica saved Rafaela FC from getting behind. The Timo! fans' excitement grew in the 93rd match minute when Timo!'s Tomas Gelacio looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind Rafaela FC's goalkeeper Inocencio Veronica, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Timo! were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Rafaela FC for a fine match.