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Spectators: 7319 (Terracing: 5602, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 0) Rosario Central's Tomas Mancio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Rosario Central from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Rosario Central getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Cristobal Otsoa hit a great ball. Omar Blai hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. 10 minutes into the match, Boca Juniors fc's goal looked a bit too open when Jairo Semeno came free, but Ryszard Kaczanek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomas Mancio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oliver Bierhoff in the 17th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Albano Flores had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tomas Mancio. Rosario Central's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Albano Flores was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ernesto Abella got free with Tomas Mancio in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 31 minutes, Oliver Bierhoff managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Boca Juniors fc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Oliver Bierhoff was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Feliciano Gorka fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rosario Central's protests and gave Feliciano Gorka a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Rosario Central getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Feliciano Gorka hit a great ball. Rosario Central's Tomas Mancio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oliver Bierhoff in the 34th minute of play. In the 38th minute, Ismael Bizen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Boca Juniors fc's Anier Eutor slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Tomas Mancio. That made the score 2-0 after 40 minutes of play. 47 minutes in the game, Anier Eutor fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Tomas Mancio having to interfere. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Maximiliano Nofre stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Tomas Mancio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Albano Flores in the 54th minute of the match. After having played for 56 minutes, Oliver Bierhoff managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Boca Juniors fc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Oliver Bierhoff was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Boca Juniors fc getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Bernabe Lluciano hit a great ball. Boca Juniors fc's Ryszard Kaczanek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jairo Semeno in the 64th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Rosario Central's goal looked a bit too open when Oliver Bierhoff came free, but Tomas Mancio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jairo Semeno in the 71st minute of play forced Boca Juniors fc's goalkeeper Ryszard Kaczanek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 73 minutes into the game, Constantino Efren was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rosario Central's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Boca Juniors fc the free kick. The supporters of Boca Juniors fc booed when Rosario Central was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Constantino Efren didn't get a good kick on the ball. Albano Flores fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomas Mancio having to interfere. Tomas Mancio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oliver Bierhoff in the 78th minute of the match. Oliver Bierhoff's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tomas Mancio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. The supporters of Boca Juniors fc booed when Rosario Central was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristobal Otsoa didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 86th minute Albano Flores shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomas Mancio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Oliver Bierhoff scored 3-0 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tomas Mancio, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Tomas Mancio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Oliver Bierhoff's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Omar Blai during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a defensive mix-up in Rosario Central's zone, Oliver Bierhoff stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tomas Mancio came out of the goal and Oliver Bierhoff tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.