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Estadio Crespo
Spectators: 7112 (Terracing: 5336, Seating: 1635, VIP seats: 141) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Fidel Navarro kicked off to start the match. Steve Nunes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tadeo Cidro in the 3rd minute of play. Steve Nunes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tadeo Cidro in the 5th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tadeo Cidro in the 8th minute of play forced Thiago FC's goalkeeper Steve Nunes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Thiago FC's goalkeeper Steve Nunes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 17 played minutes Thiago FC's Cristian Pavon stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Agustin Quinto stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Ñorquín of the goal. The long shot by Carmelo Crescencio in the 21st minute really tested Agustin Quinto's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After having played for 24 minutes, Narcis Ioniță managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Thiago FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Narcis Ioniță was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 26th minute, Carmelo Crescencio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 30 minutes, Artemio Bonifaco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ñorquín's supporters crossed their fingers, but Artemio Bonifaco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Faustino Argenis hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. 34 minutes into the match, Thiago FC's goal looked a bit too open when Artemio Bonifaco came free, but Steve Nunes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Steve Nunes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tadeo Cidro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 44 minutes of play, Thiago FC's Narcis Ioniță made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Agustin Quinto was left in no man's land by his defense there! No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Tadeo Cidro made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Ñorquín's Tadeo Cidro dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Steve Nunes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tadeo Cidro in the 57th minute of play. Fidel Navarro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Agustin Quinto having to interfere. Steve Nunes went to the wrong direction when Matias Clementi was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Ñorquín's Hugo Bonifaco shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 80th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Steve Nunes but with some difficulty. Matias Clementi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Through an outstanding action, after 83 minutes, Steve Nunes successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Artemio Bonifaco got free with Steve Nunes in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tadeo Cidro's late challenge caught a Thiago FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tadeo Cidro helped the player get up and apologised. In the 94th match minute, Ñorquín was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Artemio Bonifaco to maneuver through the defense. Fidel Navarro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Agustin Quinto having to interfere. Despite being the better team, Thiago FC failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.