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Spectators: 7325 (Terracing: 5530, Seating: 1695, VIP seats: 100) River Plate's Elias Gervaso started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience was convinced that Leo Gitano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Americo Arotza was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. Fidel Rufo hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Chacarita jrs's Celestino Vergaray played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cesar Rojelio in the 9th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fabricio Arano during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Fabricio Arano hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. River Plate's Ladislao Heli got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Chacarita jrs's Leo Gitano was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 15th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Chacarita jrs's Celestino Vergaray played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elias Gervaso in the 20th minute of play. Abel Casomiro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Americo Arotza read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. When Abel Casomiro came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Chacarita jrs fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Abel Casomiro couldn't finish the play. Gaudencio Gutxi's late challenge caught a Chacarita jrs's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gaudencio Gutxi helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Chacarita jrs booed when River Plate was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaudencio Gutxi didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Chacarita jrs's goalkeeper Celestino Vergaray, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Chacarita jrs getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Fidel Rufo hit a great ball. Chacarita jrs's Fabricio Arano got his second yellow card of the match in the 36th minute. The referee ordered Fabricio Arano off the ground. Celestino Vergaray didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cesar Rojelio went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Leo Gitano stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Celestino Vergaray showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elias Gervaso in the 55th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in River Plate's zone, Leo Gitano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Americo Arotza came out of the goal and Leo Gitano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Celestino Vergaray didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when River Plate's Cesar Rojelio shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Ladislao Heli charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ladislao Heli the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ladislao Heli kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. In the 64th minute, Leo Gitano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chacarita jrs fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Ermegildo Urtsin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leo Gitano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Americo Arotza having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in River Plate's zone, Leo Gitano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Americo Arotza came out of the goal and Leo Gitano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in River Plate's zone, Ermegildo Urtsin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Americo Arotza came out of the goal and Ermegildo Urtsin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Elias Gervaso came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the River Plate fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Elias Gervaso couldn't finish the play. Leo Gitano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Americo Arotza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 82 minutes into the match, River Plate's Elias Gervaso sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Celestino Vergaray narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 85th minute Leo Gitano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Americo Arotza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leo Gitano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Americo Arotza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Celestino Vergaray was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Elias Gervaso showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-3 in the 93 minute of play. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Chacarita jrs players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.