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Estadio Charlone
Spectators: 7289 (Terracing: 5469, Seating: 1676, VIP seats: 144) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gaudencio Bautista made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, Boca Juniors's goal looked a bit too open when Gaudencio Ostadar came free, but Javier Ovando reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Gaudencio Bautista had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Javier Ovando showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claudio Mosen in the 8th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Boca Juniors's zone, Gaudencio Ostadar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Javier Ovando came out of the goal and Gaudencio Ostadar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gaudencio Bautista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerardo Hitz having to interfere. 17 minutes into the match, Boca Juniors's goal looked a bit too open when Gaudencio Ostadar came free, but Javier Ovando reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leopoldo Arixo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerardo Hitz having to interfere. 24 minutes into the game, Hernan Venceslao was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Esperanza FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Boca Juniors the free kick. Leopoldo Arixo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Gerardo Hitz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 37th minute the ball was on its way in behind Boca Juniors's goalkeeper Javier Ovando, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Gaudencio Ostadar came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Esperanza FC 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 Gaudencio Ostadar couldn't finish the play. Alberto Virila fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Javier Ovando having to interfere. Esperanza FC's Alberto Virila got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Gaudencio Ostadar made the kick off in the second half. Gaudencio Ostadar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Javier Ovando having to interfere. Gaudencio Ostadar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Javier Ovando having to interfere. A collision led to Boca Juniors getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Fulgencio Eusko hit a great ball. Gaudencio Ostadar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gaudencio Ostadar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Javier Ovando having to interfere. Boca Juniors's Javier Ovando proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save Boca Juniors from getting a goal against them. Venancio Barea charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Venancio Barea the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 69th match minute, Boca Juniors was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Venancio Barea to maneuver through the defense. Javier Ovando made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alberto Virila in the 72nd minute. Alberto Virila fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Javier Ovando having to interfere. In the 75th minute, Gaudencio Ostadar fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Javier Ovando, passed just outside the right post. After 78 played minutes, Esperanza FC's Ramon Abilio shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Javier Ovando came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Esperanza FC reached it. Alberto Virila fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Javier Ovando having to interfere. Alberto Virila kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Alberto Virila sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alberto Virila got free with Javier Ovando in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 92nd minute, one of Boca Juniors:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Boca Juniors. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Esperanza FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.