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Estadio MENDOZA
Spectators: 7572 (Terracing: 5680, Seating: 1741, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Miguel Larra started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Chavarría booed when Independiente Rivadavia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ismael Estavan didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 11th minute Mauro Guerrero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teo Hartz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Ubarna Verdu fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Chavarría 's protests and gave Ubarna Verdu a yellow card for diving instead. After 16 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Chavarría ! The goalkeeper, Amado Urbez, was totally fooled by Independiente Rivadavia's Ismael Estavan, who 18 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Teo Hartz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauro Guerrero in the 20th minute of play. The supporters of Chavarría booed when Independiente Rivadavia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Rafel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Teo Hartz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eli Laredo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute, Miguel Larra left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chavarría fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Independiente Rivadavia's Teo Hartz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hilario Gilesindo in the 35th minute of play. In the 37th minute Eli Laredo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teo Hartz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute, Mauro Guerrero made a precise shot to the right of Teo Hartz. Independiente Rivadavia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. After 43 played minutes Independiente Rivadavia got a freekick which was hit by Tobias Primo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Larra in the 46th minute of play forced Independiente Rivadavia's goalkeeper Teo Hartz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ramiro Cordaryal to make the kick off. Independiente Rivadavia's attentive Edelmiro Garin managed to snatch the ball when Kilian Rongier made a throw-in in the 51st minute of the game. Teo Hartz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miguel Larra, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Hilario Gilesindo struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Teo Hartz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Chavarría . 57 minutes had been played when some careless play by Independiente Rivadavia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Edgar Davids was slow to take the kick. During this time Chavarría 's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Chavarría 's corner Edgar Davids fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Teo Hartz quite easily take care of the ball. After a rather tough play, Independiente Rivadavia's Ismael Estavan got a free kick in the 68th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgar Davids in the 70th minute of play forced Independiente Rivadavia's goalkeeper Teo Hartz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Teo Hartz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eli Laredo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th match minute, Chavarría was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgar Davids to maneuver through the defense. In the 81st minute Ramiro Cordaryal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amado Urbez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 85 minutes into the game, one of Chavarría :s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Ismael Estavan walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Edelmiro Garin charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edelmiro Garin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Edelmiro Garin kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramiro Cordaryal in the 95th minute of play forced Chavarría 's goalkeeper Amado Urbez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chavarría 's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.