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Estadio Taboada
Spectators: 7059 (Terracing: 5296, Seating: 1623, VIP seats: 140) An unexpectedly hard shot by Candido Ralondo in the 5th minute of play forced Godoy Cruz de Mendoza's goalkeeper Fabricio Mitxaut to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Damaso Dubardo 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. Damaso Dubardo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabricio Mitxaut having to interfere. After 18 played minutes Godoy Cruz de Mendoza got a freekick which was hit by Manuel Donio. With his leg Fabricio Mitxaut managed to avoid a goal in the 19thth minute, when Taboada FC's Damaso Dubardo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 25 minutes of play, Taboada FC's Damaso Dubardo made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fabricio Mitxaut was left in no man's land by his defense there! 30 minutes into the match, Taboada FC's Per-Olof Pilblad sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fabricio Mitxaut narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Taboada FC's Candido Ralondo got a good chance for a goal in the 33rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Per-Olof Pilblad blasted a shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fabricio Mitxaut having to make a save. Fabricio Mitxaut showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Per-Olof Pilblad, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. If Per-Olof Pilblad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vladimiro Jerano kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Per-Olof Pilblad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabricio Mitxaut having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Taboada FC's Per-Olof Pilblad got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Edgardo Matai received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Fabricio Mitxaut tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tadeo Beliran in the 54th minute of play forced Godoy Cruz de Mendoza's goalkeeper Fabricio Mitxaut to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fabricio Mitxaut took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Per-Olof Pilblad, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 57th minute, Damaso Dubardo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Taboada FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Damaso Dubardo hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. After having played for 61 minutes, Per-Olof Pilblad managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Taboada FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Per-Olof Pilblad was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Per-Olof Pilblad in the 64th minute of play forced Godoy Cruz de Mendoza's goalkeeper Fabricio Mitxaut to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edgardo Matai fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabricio Mitxaut having to interfere. If Candido Ralondo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Per-Olof Pilblad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Fabricio Mitxaut tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Per-Olof Pilblad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Godoy Cruz de Mendoza's zone, Per-Olof Pilblad stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fabricio Mitxaut came out of the goal and Per-Olof Pilblad tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Per-Olof Pilblad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabricio Mitxaut having to interfere. If Per-Olof Pilblad had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Taboada FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.