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Estadio del Faldeo
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Humberto Nuxila made the kick off which started today's match. Eriberto Casado recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Esteban Acuña recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Humberto Nuxila sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Atlético Melipal's Ramon Selatse played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Esteban Acuña in the 11th minute of play. If Elias Laurendi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ramon Selatse came out of the goal in the 12th minute to try and stop a shot by Newell´s Old Boys's Teodosio Sayvion. But to his dismay, Teodosio Sayvion quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Teodosio Sayvion during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Newell´s Old Boys getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Teodosio Sayvion hit a great ball. Miroslaw Pochorylo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Placido Olayo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ramon Selatse showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esteban Acuña in the 22nd minute of the match. 25 minutes into the game, Norberto Iaki was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Atlético Melipal's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Newell´s Old Boys the free kick. After 24 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Atlético Melipal! In the 26th minute there was a penalty for Newell´s Old Boys. Teodosio Sayvion stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ramon Selatse. 0-2. In the 30th match minute, Atlético Melipal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Norberto Iaki to maneuver through the defense. When Eriberto Casado fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Atlético Melipal's protests and gave Eriberto Casado a yellow card for diving instead. In the 33rd match minute, Atlético Melipal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eriberto Casado to maneuver through the defense. Humberto Nuxila sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Humberto Nuxila's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ramon Selatse read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. After 38 minutes Atlético Melipal's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Teodosio Sayvion who took care of the corner kick. Ramon Selatse stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Humberto Nuxila's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. After having played for 43 minutes, Humberto Nuxila managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Newell´s Old Boys's supporters crossed their fingers, but Humberto Nuxila was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ramon Selatse didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Stig-Åke Hagström went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Placido Olayo to make the kick off. Humberto Nuxila's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ramon Selatse read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 56th minute of play. Ramon Selatse made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Esteban Acuña sent off a good shot on target. Humberto Nuxila recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 65 minutes, Alfonso Laffitte made it 0-5 with a short kick to the right side. Atlético Melipal's Ramon Selatse tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 69th match minute, Atlético Melipal was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rene Mergildo to maneuver through the defense. Newell´s Old Boys made a substitution. German Otsoa replaced Clemente Ortzi. Ramon Selatse made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stig-Åke Hagström in the 71st minute. Atlético Melipal's Ramon Selatse proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Atlético Melipal from getting a goal against them. Teodosio Sayvion fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ramon Selatse having to interfere. In the 76th minute of the match Esteban Acuña shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ramon Selatse showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Humberto Nuxila fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ramon Selatse having to interfere. In the 84th minute, German Otsoa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Newell´s Old Boys booed when Atlético Melipal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Norberto Iaki didn't get a good kick on the ball. Newell´s Old Boys made a substitution. Juan Beltxe replaced Humberto Nuxila. The supporters of Newell´s Old Boys booed when Atlético Melipal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Norberto Iaki didn't get a good kick on the ball. Newell´s Old Boys's Miroslaw Pochorylo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eriberto Casado in the 96th minute of play.