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La Ciudadela
Spectators: 7198 (Terracing: 5400, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marcelo Calvet started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Angelo Bartoleme was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Aguilas Negras's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave San Martín de Tucumán the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 3rd minute of the game. One of Aguilas Negras:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of San Martín de Tucumán:s goal. The score was 1-0 after a penalty in the 4th minute, where San Martín de Tucumán:s Osvaldo Errapel tricked Aguilas Negras:s Teodoro Napier with a difficult ball by the left post. In the 8th minute Donato Paskal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julian Fresco saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lino Demario hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Aguilas Negras's Joaquin Farias got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Aguilas Negras getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Aquiles Leheren hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Joaquin Farias in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julian Fresco prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Julian Fresco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelo Calvet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Aguilas Negras's Marcelo Calvet in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye San Martín de Tucumán's goalie prevented a goal. Angelo Raymundo's late challenge caught a Aguilas Negras's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Angelo Raymundo helped the player get up and apologised. Julian Fresco went to the wrong direction when Bernabe Escobar was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Julian Fresco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joaquin Farias, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Eustaquio Chayo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Julian Fresco didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcelo Calvet went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Marcelo Calvet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. San Martín de Tucumán's Julian Fresco played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joaquin Farias in the 46th minute of play. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

If Herminio Rencio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 65 minutes of play, Aguilas Negras's Joaquin Farias made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Julian Fresco was left in no man's land by his defense there! Teodoro Napier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Herminio Rencio, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. After a rather tough play, Aguilas Negras's Aquiles Leheren got a free kick in the 69th minute. Teodoro Napier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Herminio Rencio, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. When Placido Nuxila fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored San Martín de Tucumán's protests and gave Placido Nuxila a yellow card for diving instead. In the 72nd minute, Placido Nuxila hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Donato Paskal kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. Joaquin Farias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Calvet in the 94th minute of play forced San Martín de Tucumán's goalkeeper Julian Fresco to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 96th minute Eustaquio Chayo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teodoro Napier saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match was over Aguilas Negras could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than San Martín de Tucumán throughout the match.