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Chañarmyo
Spectators: 7079 (Terracing: 5418, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fabricio Quinteros took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Les Blues's goal looked a bit too open when Raul Dolcet came free, but Leopoldo Urdin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Les Blues getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Leon Oidor hit a great ball. Fabricio Quinteros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Leopoldo Urdin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba's Fabricio Quinteros got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Teodoro Bero hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Benicio Txomin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Esteve Tiadoro was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba were furious when Gonzalo Marin was red carded, 26 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 25th minute of the game. One of Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Les Blues:s goal. Marciano Lain shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. In the 29th match minute, Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Constantino Sansone to maneuver through the defense. Genaro Tauro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Esteve Tiadoro made a huge save. Benicio Txomin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Esteve Tiadoro having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba's zone, Genaro Tauro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Esteve Tiadoro came out of the goal and Genaro Tauro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 38th match minute, Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcelo Eliu to maneuver through the defense. Benicio Txomin was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 42nd minute. Les Blues's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Genaro Tauro might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Esteve Tiadoro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Genaro Tauro ran back to his position shaking his head. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Esteve Tiadoro stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Genaro Tauro's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. Desiderio Belo kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. If Benicio Txomin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Benicio Txomin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 67 played minutes Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba got a freekick which was hit by Marcelo Eliu. In the 69th minute, Benicio Txomin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Les Blues fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Raul Dolcet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Leopoldo Urdin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Raul Dolcet got free with Leopoldo Urdin in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Desiderio Belo got free with Leopoldo Urdin in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.