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☆El Refugio☆
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Pablo Hermon kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute Pablo Hermon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felipe Bertin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Newell´s's goalkeeper Vladan Kovačević, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Marcos Giraldo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Felipe Bertin having to interfere. 0-1 became the score in the 16th minute when Pablo Hermon elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Felipe Bertin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcos Giraldo in the 21st minute of the match. Felipe Bertin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pablo Hermon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Victor Pasqual's late challenge caught a Newell´s's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Victor Pasqual helped the player get up and apologised. Felipe Bertin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pablo Hermon's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. After a rather tough play, ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s Javier Bordat got a free kick in the 33rd minute. After 35 minutes of play ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s Victor Pasqual was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s Victor Pasqual got a free kick in the 36th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marcos Giraldo during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Newell´s getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Marcos Giraldo hit a great ball. Javier Bordat kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. 47 minutes into the match, ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s goal looked a bit too open when Marcos Giraldo came free, but Felipe Bertin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Melquiades Pes made the kick off in the second half. Marcos Giraldo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 55th match minute, ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adolfas Alekseriūnas to maneuver through the defense. After 57 played minutes ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ got a freekick which was hit by Adolfas Alekseriūnas. In the 74th minute, Marcos Giraldo made a precise shot to the right of Felipe Bertin. ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. The supporters of ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ booed when Newell´s was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marcos Giraldo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Newell´s's Cesar Vistruario managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Bieito Ludueña in the 79 minute of the game. After some careless play in the ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ defense, Marcos Giraldo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Felipe Bertin. The ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Felipe Bertin should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Marcos Giraldo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Felipe Bertin was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. The ✰VILLA SARMIENTO✰ fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Newell´s were clearly better and deserved to take the win.