League

Gigante de Arroyito
Spectators: 4649 (Terracing: 3500, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Carlton Fowler started the match with the kick off. If Pedro Benino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carlton Fowler fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luciano Matxin having to interfere. 15 minutes into the match, C.A. Rosario Central's goal looked a bit too open when Adolfo Cordera came free, but Luciano Matxin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pedro Benino got free with Guto Taffarel in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alberto Matai fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Guto Taffarel having to interfere. In the 22nd minute Ciro Urritz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guto Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. charatas were awarded a corner in the 27th minute after C.A. Rosario Central's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mateo Santo took the corner. The corner ended in Mateo Santo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but C.A. Rosario Central's Luciano Matxin did a great save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Matai got free with Guto Taffarel in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pedro Benino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Guto Taffarel made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adolfo Cordera in the 32nd minute of play forced C.A. Rosario Central's goalkeeper Luciano Matxin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luciano Matxin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlton Fowler in the 33rd minute of play. C.A. Rosario Central's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ruben Eufrasio in the 36th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of charatas's goalie and right to Timoteo Patxi. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. charatas's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruben Eufrasio in the 40th minute of play forced charatas's goalkeeper Guto Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luciano Matxin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adolfo Cordera, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 0-2 became the score in the 46th minute when Carlton Fowler elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ruben Eufrasio made a kick off. Guto Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruben Eufrasio, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Luciano Matxin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlton Fowler in the 62nd minute of the match. A collision led to charatas getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Cleto Reno hit a great ball. Guto Taffarel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruben Eufrasio, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. charatas's Guto Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ruben Eufrasio in the 72nd minute of play. In the 72ndth minute of the game Ruben Eufrasio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but charatas's Guto Taffarel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Benino in the 73rd minute of play forced charatas's goalkeeper Guto Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Guto Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Benino in the 76th minute of the match. Carlton Fowlers short, quick shot in the 78thth minute got Luciano Matxin to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Luciano Matxin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carlton Fowler in the 85th minute. After a rather tough play, charatas's Arturo Diegotxe got a free kick in the 87th minute. After 90 played minutes charatas got a freekick which was hit by Cleto Reno. Segundo Francia scored 1-2 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Guto Taffarel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 96th minute, Adolfo Cordera fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. When the final whistle went the supporters of charatas were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant C.A. Rosario Central side.