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El palacio del Oeste
Spectators: 7543 (Terracing: 5659, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jonas Millrick made the kick off which started today's match. 6 minutes into the game, Porcinos Jr's Roman Wydrych nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Santo Mendebal made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roman Wydrych in the 9th minute of play forced Cosquín's goalkeeper Santo Mendebal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gabriel-Omar Batistuta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Monte Lombana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Santo Mendebal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jonas Millrick in the 21st minute. Gabriel-Omar Batistuta received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Monte Lombana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 25 minutes into the game, Cosquín's Tauri Maripuu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Monte Lombana made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. After having played for 37 minutes, Gabriel-Omar Batistuta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cosquín's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gabriel-Omar Batistuta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel-Omar Batistuta in the 39th minute of play forced Porcinos Jr's goalkeeper Monte Lombana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 39 minutes into the match, Gabriel-Omar Batistuta notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of Porcinos Jr's Monte Lombana. Monte Lombana was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel-Omar Batistuta in the 44th minute of play forced Porcinos Jr's goalkeeper Monte Lombana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half Cosquín were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The supporters of Cosquín booed when Porcinos Jr was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ulises Franco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gabriel-Omar Batistuta might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Monte Lombana. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gabriel-Omar Batistuta ran back to his position shaking his head. Gabriel-Omar Batistuta charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gabriel-Omar Batistuta the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Porcinos Jr booed when Cosquín was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gabriel-Omar Batistuta didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 75th minute, Cosquín's Gabriel-Omar Batistuta ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Monte Lombana. Monte Lombana yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. The supporters of Porcinos Jr booed when Cosquín was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Celestino Honrio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tauri Maripuu struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Monte Lombana didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cosquín. With a little luck, Porcinos Jr's Monte Lombana got control of the ball when Gabriel-Omar Batistuta tried to sneak it across the goal line. Monte Lombana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Armando Paredes in the 92nd minute of play. After taking down the ball on Cosquín's corner Venancio Romelio fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Monte Lombana quite easily take care of the ball. The Cosquín players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.