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Ricardo E. Bochini
Spectators: 7693 (Terracing: 5771, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) Gorgory's Paulino Araoz started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After some fancy dribbling in the 2nd minute, Higinio Valiente managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gorgory's supporters rose to their feet, but Higinio Valiente was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Orlando Chorache breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, 9 De Julio de Rafaela's Orlando Chorache got control of the ball when Elroy Snijders tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, 9 De Julio de Rafaela's Orlando Chorache got control of the ball when Elroy Snijders tried to sneak it across the goal line. 8 minutes into the match, 9 De Julio de Rafaela's Chico Neto sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abel Orlan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 9th minute Börje Wenerdahl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abel Orlan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 13 minutes had been played when some careless play by 9 De Julio de Rafaela's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dan Benet was slow to take the kick. During this time Gorgory's players had a chance to rest. After 15 minutes, Nils Marques III made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Gorgory's Abel Orlan tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gheorghe Ecobescu in the 19th minute of play forced 9 De Julio de Rafaela's goalkeeper Orlando Chorache to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abel Orlan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Börje Wenerdahl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abel Orlan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nils Marques III, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 25th match minute, Gorgory was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gheorghe Ecobescu to maneuver through the defense. 27 minutes into the match, Gorgory's goal looked a bit too open when Börje Wenerdahl came free, but Abel Orlan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Orlando Chorache was a little too slow when Elroy Snijders got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 30th minute. The score was now 1-1. The audience was convinced that Börje Wenerdahl's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Abel Orlan was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. Elvio Bastiaro's late challenge caught a Gorgory's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Elvio Bastiaro helped the player get up and apologised. Elvio Bastiaro hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. A hard shot 43 in the game by Higinio Valiente from a close distance when the talented Orlando Chorache managed to make a qualified save. 9 De Julio de Rafaela's players were relieved. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nils Marques III was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Maël Plantin notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Gorgory's Abel Orlan. Abel Orlan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 57th minute Börje Wenerdahl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abel Orlan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elroy Snijders sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Orlando Chorache took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elroy Snijders, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rd minute Higinio Valiente shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Orlando Chorache saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 63rd match minute, Gorgory was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Basilio Cordairo to maneuver through the defense. Donato Quintan made in the 75th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Gorgory's Basilio Cordairo. Orlando Chorache took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elroy Snijders, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79th minute Gorgory were awarded a corner. Dan Benet went to the cornerflag to take it. When Maël Plantin fell near the penalty area in the 81st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 9 De Julio de Rafaela's protests and gave Maël Plantin a yellow card for diving instead. 83 minutes into the match, 9 De Julio de Rafaela's goal looked a bit too open when Oscar Arevalo came free, but Orlando Chorache reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 86 minutes into the match, Gorgory's goalkeeper Abel Orlan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nils Marques III. In the 92nd minute, Maël Plantin made a precise shot to the right of Abel Orlan. Gorgory's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. In the 95th minute, Gorgory's Enzo Elizardo seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Enzo Elizardo the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Gorgory protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Enzo Elizardo had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. A collision led to Gorgory getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Enzo Elizardo hit a great ball. The Gorgory supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching 9 De Julio de Rafaela's performance. The match ended with a win for 9 De Julio de Rafaela.