League

Médano
Spectators: 7204 (Terracing: 5405, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 143) Saladillo's Norberto Bernal started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Valentin Gau fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Silvano Astrada having to interfere. Valentin Gau scored 0-1 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Silvano Astrada, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Mateo Reyes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rosendo Polentzi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 20th minute, Rosendo Polentzi made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Blai. Saladillo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. When Saladillo's Norberto Bernal in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ferro Carril Oeste's goalie prevented a goal. Adan Steven charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adan Steven the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Ferro Carril Oeste's Adan Steven got a free kick in the 35th minute. In the 36th minute, Amadeo Iruinea sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Ferro Carril Oeste's Silvano Astrada didn't even have to move. Silvano Astrada made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentin Gau in the 38th minute of play. In the 40thth minute of the game Valentin Gau who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ferro Carril Oeste's Silvano Astrada was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Norberto Bernal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 45 minutes into the match, Ferro Carril Oeste's goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Gau came free, but Silvano Astrada reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Jonathan Blai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mateo Reyes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Rosendo Polentzi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 63 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ferro Carril Oeste's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Amadeo Iruinea was slow to take the kick. During this time Saladillo's players had a chance to rest. Valentin Gau could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 64th minute of the match, but Silvano Astrada made a huge save. Saladillo's Valentin Gau got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Norberto Bernal came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Saladillo 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 Norberto Bernal couldn't finish the play. Valentin Gau received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Silvano Astrada tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Rosendo Polentzi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 96 minutes, Mateo Reyes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ferro Carril Oeste's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mateo Reyes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Saladillo walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.