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Carlos Saul Menem
Spectators: 7274 (Terracing: 5457, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 144) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Saul Gustau kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Chacarita Juniors booed when Depor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albino Dalmu didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julio Rey in the 11th minute of play forced Chacarita Juniors's goalkeeper Bruno Abarca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 13 minutes, Prudencio Benet mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Chacarita Juniors and the Depor players grew even worse after the yellow card. 17 minutes into the game, Depor's Julio Rey nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bruno Abarca made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 26th minute, Eliseo Inocente got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Depor's Arturo Abadia in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Chacarita Juniors's goalie prevented a goal. When Bernardino Rius fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Chacarita Juniors's protests and gave Bernardino Rius a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Depor booed when Chacarita Juniors was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bernardino Rius didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arturo Abadia took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bruno Abarca. Bruno Abarca 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. Pedro Idacio took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 39th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Bruno Abarca. Chacarita Juniors's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Bruno Abarca stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Julio Rey's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. If Julio Rey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bruno Abarca stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arturo Abadia's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The wind increased when Julio Rey made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Chacarita Juniors's zone, Arturo Abadia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bruno Abarca came out of the goal and Arturo Abadia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bruno Abarca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julio Rey in the 54th minute of the match. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Chacarita Juniors's goalkeeper Bruno Abarca, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bruno Abarca made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Arturo Abadia sent off a good shot on target. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 59th minute of the game. One of Depor:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Chacarita Juniors:s goal. After 64 played minutes, Chacarita Juniors's Virgilio Gorosti shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Lázaro Lorencio 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 Chacarita Juniors reached it. When Arturo Abadia came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Depor 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 Arturo Abadia couldn't finish the play. Bruno Abarca made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Arturo Abadia sent off a good shot on target. If Saul Gustau had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Efrain Theodore received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Bruno Abarca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 84 minutes into the match, Chacarita Juniors's goal looked a bit too open when Julio Rey came free, but Bruno Abarca reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bruno Abarca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Julio Rey in the 90th minute of the match. Bruno Abarca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julio Rey, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. After a rather tough play, Depor's Miguel Salvatore got a free kick in the 96th minute. Depor were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Chacarita Juniors to leave the ground with a draw.