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Animán
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abel Baumer started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, C. A. BELGRANO's Martin Rito got control of the ball when Abel Baumer tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gustavo Eladio blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Agustin Maldonado having to make a save. Agustin Maldonado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gustavo Eladio in the 7th minute of the match. Gustavo Eladio might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Agustin Maldonado. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gustavo Eladio ran back to his position shaking his head. Through an outstanding action, after 12 minutes, Martin Rito successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The supporters of Rosendo Bottaro FC booed when C. A. BELGRANO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gustavo Eladio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Agustin Maldonado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jaime Alfonso, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. After 23 minutes of play, Rosendo Bottaro FC's Efrain Estevon made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Martin Rito was left in no man's land by his defense there! 26 minutes into the match, Rosendo Bottaro FC's goal looked a bit too open when Rigoberto Lauaxeta came free, but Agustin Maldonado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gustavo Eladio might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Agustin Maldonado. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gustavo Eladio ran back to his position shaking his head. Rosendo Bottaro FC's Agustin Maldonado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo Eladio in the 29th minute of play. In the 30th minute Gustavo Eladio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Agustin Maldonado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd minute, Adolfo Guib ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Agustin Maldonado was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gustavo Eladio to make the kick off. Martin Rito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abel Baumer in the 52nd minute of the match. 53 minutes had been played when some careless play by C. A. BELGRANO's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Elias Cortes was slow to take the kick. During this time Rosendo Bottaro FC's players had a chance to rest. Jaime Alfonso hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Agustin Maldonado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adolfo Guib in the 57th minute of play. In the 58th minute, Jaime Alfonso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. C. A. BELGRANO's Aureliano Ovando was substituted for Gustavo Eladio. The throw-in from Timoteo Rioja in the 63rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by C. A. BELGRANO's Amancio Pinto. 63 minutes into the game, Timoteo Rioja threw the ball into play from the sideline. C. A. BELGRANO's Amancio Pinto quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adolfo Guib in the 69th minute of play forced Rosendo Bottaro FC's goalkeeper Agustin Maldonado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Martin Rito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonathan Herrera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aureliano Ovando who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 74thth minute tested the skills of Agustin Maldonado when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Aureliano Ovando sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 83 minutes Rosendo Bottaro FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Washington Santos who took care of the corner kick. C. A. BELGRANO's Melchor Galindo was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Agustin Maldonado in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Agustin Maldonado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adolfo Guib in the 86th minute of play. Agustin Maldonado made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Jaime Alfonso sent off a good shot on target. Rosendo Bottaro FC's Agustin Maldonado proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Rosendo Bottaro FC from getting a goal against them. Jaime Alfonso lost his temper 90 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 91st minute, Jaime Alfonso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abel Baumer in the 92nd minute of play forced C. A. BELGRANO's goalkeeper Martin Rito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.