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Gigante de Alberdi
Spectators: 8507 (Terracing: 6381, Seating: 1956, VIP seats: 170) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Herbert Pracki started the match with the kick off. Rogério Ceni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xepe Godan in the 5th minute of play. In the 6th minute Herbert Pracki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Serafin Bernal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8th minute of the match, Herbert Pracki tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Serafin Bernal saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Serafin Bernal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cumhur Günay in the 10th minute of the match. With his leg Serafin Bernal managed to avoid a goal in the 10thth minute, when Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's Cumhur Günay fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 12th minute, Herbert Pracki got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 16 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Belgrano LOS PIRATAS! Rogério Ceni had in the 17thth minute some difficulties stopping Xepe Godan's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 26th minute, Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's Cumhur Günay ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Serafin Bernal. Serafin Bernal yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Rogério Ceni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Urdin, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. After 35 minutes Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Marcos Acuña who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Talleres de Escalada's Marcos Acuña to fire away a dangerous shot which Rogério Ceni despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Rogério Ceni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Urdin in the 36th minute of the match. A collision led to Talleres de Escalada getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Remigio Feliu hit a great ball. The long shot by Carroll Mansfield in the 43rd minute really tested Serafin Bernal's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Rogério Ceni made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Urdin in the 47th minute of play. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Xepe Godan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Belgrano LOS PIRATAS getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Edu Dum hit a great ball. Talleres de Escalada's Marcos Acuña got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 57 minutes into the match, Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Urdin came free, but Rogério Ceni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 61st minute of the match, Xepe Godan tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Rogério Ceni saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Rogério Ceni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Urdin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's Rogério Ceni got control of the ball when Xepe Godan tried to sneak it across the goal line. In a very dangerous position, a player in Talleres de Escalada fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 78th minute. Penalty! Talleres de Escalada's Virgo Pechal was substituted for Mateo Gartzi. 94 minutes into the match, Cumhur Günay had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Serafin Bernal. Talleres de Escalada's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cumhur Günay was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Teodoro Hartz hit a great freekick 98 minutes into the match. Belgrano LOS PIRATAS's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.