League

Estadio Arroyito
Spectators: 7002 (Terracing: 5344, Seating: 1638, VIP seats: 20) After 11 played minutes, Nihuil's Joaquin Umea shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gabriel Romero 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 Nihuil reached it. Gabriel Romero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo Laurin, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. In the 14th minute of the match Amancio Lopez shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gabriel Romero showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Gabriel Romero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciro Gaizko in the 19th minute of the match. In the 21st minute of the match Joaquin Umea shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gabriel Romero showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Pablo Maurin's late challenge caught a Nihuil's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pablo Maurin helped the player get up and apologised. In the 24th minute of the match Amancio Lopez shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gabriel Romero showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 26th match minute, Arroyito was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eulalio Cordarrel to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Ricardo Cruz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arroyito's supporters rose to their feet, but Ricardo Cruz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Elias Kismi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arroyito's Ricardo Cruz got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 47 minutes into the match, Arroyito's goal looked a bit too open when Israel Iztal came free, but Gabriel Romero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ricardo Cruz made a kick off. After 53 minutes, Hernan Neto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Arroyito and the Nihuil players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 53 played minutes Arroyito got a freekick which was hit by Hernan Neto. When Ramon Bibiano came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Arroyito 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 Ramon Bibiano couldn't finish the play. Gabriel Romero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ciro Gaizko, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Nihuil's Rodrigo Laurin pulled a muscle in his back after 64 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Ramon Bibiano charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ramon Bibiano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ramon Bibiano kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. Nihuil's Elias Kismi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erasmo Fernanco in the 67th minute of play. A collision led to Arroyito getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Pablo Maurin hit a great ball. The supporters of Nihuil booed when Arroyito was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ricardo Cruz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arroyito's Gabriel Romero proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Arroyito from getting a goal against them. Nihuil were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.