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Estadio Copacabana
Spectators: 7160 (Terracing: 5371, Seating: 1647, VIP seats: 142) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Donato Goren started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Pascual Nahia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Haroldo Veronica was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. APLIQUE APLIQUE FC's Haroldo Veronica played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donato Goren in the 5th minute of play. Haroldo Veronica stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Donato Goren's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. When the match clock showed 7 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Donato Goren sped through APLIQUE APLIQUE FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Haroldo Veronica. Pascual Nahia received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Haroldo Veronica tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roman Tavio's late challenge caught a Tigre FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Roman Tavio helped the player get up and apologised. In the 18th match minute, APLIQUE APLIQUE FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roman Tavio to maneuver through the defense. Haroldo Veronica showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabricio Rutenio, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Haroldo Veronica showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Donato Goren, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Cirilo Valientes short, quick shot in the 29thth minute got Rafael Fiz to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Fabricio Rutenio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tigre FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Fabricio Rutenio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Haroldo Veronica breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 37 minutes, Fabricio Rutenio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tigre FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fabricio Rutenio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Pascual Nahia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Donato Goren in the 41st minute of play forced APLIQUE APLIQUE FC's goalkeeper Haroldo Veronica to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Tigre FC booed when APLIQUE APLIQUE FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marciano Sidoro didn't get a good kick on the ball. 44 minutes into the match, APLIQUE APLIQUE FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fabricio Rutenio came free, but Haroldo Veronica reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roman Tavio was shown his second yellow card after 47 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Roman Tavio kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in APLIQUE APLIQUE FC's zone, Pascual Nahia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Haroldo Veronica came out of the goal and Pascual Nahia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cirilo Valiente to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, APLIQUE APLIQUE FC's Leonides Dubardo got a free kick in the 54th minute. Pascual Nahia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cornelio Patxi's late challenge caught a Tigre FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cornelio Patxi helped the player get up and apologised. In the 69th minute, Tigre FC's Donato Goren ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Haroldo Veronica. Haroldo Veronica yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. With his leg Haroldo Veronica managed to avoid a goal in the 74thth minute, when Tigre FC's Donato Goren fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 79th minute, Maximo Tab 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. APLIQUE APLIQUE FC's Haroldo Veronica proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save APLIQUE APLIQUE FC from getting a goal against them. If Marciano Sidoro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Maximo Tab scored 0-4 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Haroldo Veronica, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Donato Goren was extremely unlucky when he, in the 95th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Maximo Tab received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Haroldo Veronica tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Haroldo Veronica made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pascual Nahia in the 100th minute. Tigre FC played a much better game than APLIQUE APLIQUE FC and deserved their victory. The APLIQUE APLIQUE FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.