League

Gigante de Arroyito
Spectators: 7213 (Terracing: 5411, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Paolo Tximitx took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gervasio Vistruario showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paolo Tximitx in the 3rd minute of the match. 9 minutes into the match, Rosario Central's goal looked a bit too open when Paolo Tximitx came free, but Gervasio Vistruario reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manuel Demario recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rosario Central's Gervasio Vistruario played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paolo Tximitx in the 12th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Rosario Central's zone, Manuel Demario stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gervasio Vistruario came out of the goal and Manuel Demario tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Manuel Demario fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gervasio Vistruario having to interfere. Sergio Iaki might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Modesto Enol. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sergio Iaki ran back to his position shaking his head. Saturnino Feo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Modesto Enol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saturnino Feo in the 26th minute of play. When Sergio Iaki came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Rosario Central 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 Sergio Iaki couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Rosario Central's zone, Paolo Tximitx stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gervasio Vistruario came out of the goal and Paolo Tximitx tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Modesto Enol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saturnino Feo in the 44th minute of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Saturnino Feo made the kick off in the second half. Inocencio Isias sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Rosario Central's zone, Paolo Tximitx stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gervasio Vistruario came out of the goal and Paolo Tximitx tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gervasio Vistruario made an important save on a dangerous shot by Manuel Demario in the 59th minute. Modesto Enol showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergio Iaki in the 63rd minute of the match. Sergio Iaki received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Modesto Enol tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 71 minutes into the game, Inocencio Isias was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Necolman's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rosario Central the free kick. After recieving a nice pass, Rosario Central's Elvio Neron tried to score from far away in the 72nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Sergio Iaki recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some careless play in the Necolman defense, Saturnino Feo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Modesto Enol. The Necolman fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Modesto Enol should have stopped the shot. Saturnino Feo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 82 minutes into the match, Paolo Tximitx dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gervasio Vistruario, 1-1. Paolo Tximitx's late challenge caught a Rosario Central's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Paolo Tximitx helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Necolman's Paolo Tximitx got a free kick in the 85th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Saturnino Feo in the 86th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Modesto Enol saved Necolman from getting behind. Maximiliano Harkaitz took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gervasio Vistruario. Gervasio Vistruario dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. Necolman's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.