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El Fumatón
Spectators: 7088 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 0) When Eliseo Videl fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rio de la Plata's protests and gave Eliseo Videl a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Gral. San Martín booed when Rio de la Plata was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eliseo Videl didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Fabian Chaime fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rio de la Plata's protests and gave Fabian Chaime a yellow card for diving instead. After recieving a nice pass, Gral. San Martín's Nestor Matei tried to score from far away in the 16th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Matias Illart made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Lorenzo Goi sent off a good shot on target. In the 22nd minute, Gaudencio Asur hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 24 minutes into the match, Rio de la Plata's Eliseo Videl sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Damian Jesco narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Gral. San Martín's zone, Eliseo Videl stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Damian Jesco came out of the goal and Eliseo Videl tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match clock showed 33 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Eliseo Videl sped through Gral. San Martín's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Damian Jesco. Lorenzo Goi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matias Illart having to interfere. A collision led to Gral. San Martín getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Atilano Lain hit a great ball. After 47 played minutes Rio de la Plata got a freekick which was hit by Faustino Naldo. Alonzo Raymond fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 50th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matias Illart having to interfere. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alonzo Raymond to strike the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Gral. San Martín's Damian Jesco got control of the ball when Tiburcio Brion tried to sneak it across the goal line. Eleuterio Fanuco hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Rio de la Plata defense, Alonzo Raymond kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Matias Illart. The Rio de la Plata fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Matias Illart should have stopped the shot. 66 minutes into the match, Gral. San Martín's goal looked a bit too open when Eliseo Videl came free, but Damian Jesco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Gral. San Martín defense, Tiburcio Brion kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Damian Jesco. The Gral. San Martín fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Damian Jesco should have stopped the shot. Damian Jesco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eliseo Videl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tiburcio Brion's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Damian Jesco read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. Eliseo Videl's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Damian Jesco read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, Rio de la Plata's goal looked a bit too open when Alonzo Raymond came free, but Matias Illart reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tiburcio Brion sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Rio de la Plata getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Dionisio Cordarrel hit a great ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in Rio de la Plata fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 95th minute. Penalty! In the 97th minute there was a penalty for Gral. San Martín. Nestor Matei stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Matias Illart. 2-2. Matias Illart took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alonzo Raymond, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.