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Washington
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tiburcio Abeitia took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th minute, Fabricio Sagrario hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luciano Rafe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Higinio Clis in the 5th minute of play. Roberto Hats scored 0-1 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luciano Rafe, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Nicolas Peruxu made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Tiburcio Abeitia sent off a good shot on target. Luciano Rafe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Mazuste in the 11th minute of play. In the 12th minute Roberto Hats shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luciano Rafe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luciano Rafe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Celedonio Artaldo in the 14th minute of play. With a little luck, Talleres's Nicolas Peruxu got control of the ball when Tiburcio Abeitia tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some careless play in the Gimnasia y Tiro defense, Roberto Hats kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luciano Rafe. The Gimnasia y Tiro fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luciano Rafe should have stopped the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tiburcio Abeitia in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nicolas Peruxu saved Talleres from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eskil Hedvall during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 24 played minutes Talleres got a freekick which was hit by Eskil Hedvall. Luciano Rafe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tiburcio Jesco, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. In the 27th minute Pedro Mazuste shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luciano Rafe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 29th minute Roberto Hats shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luciano Rafe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luciano Rafe didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Teobald Figlewski went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Gimnasia y Tiro's Artemio Beila got a free kick in the 35th minute. Roberto Hats scored 0-4 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Luciano Rafe, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Luciano Rafe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celedonio Artaldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. After a rather tough play, Gimnasia y Tiro's Santo Lamberto got a free kick in the 45th minute. Luciano Rafe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tiburcio Jesco, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Pedro Mazuste made a kick off. When Armando Librado fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gimnasia y Tiro's protests and gave Armando Librado a yellow card for diving instead. Luciano Rafe acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 52nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Higinio Clis. Pedro Mazuste took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Luciano Rafe. Luciano Rafe dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-5. Luciano Rafe made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Pedro Mazuste sent off a good shot on target. A sloppy throw-in by Eskil Hedvall in the 61st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Gimnasia y Tiro's Americo Pereyra. After a rather tough play, Gimnasia y Tiro's Armando Librado got a free kick in the 67th minute. Roberto Hats succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-6 in the 70th playminute. Tiburcio Jesco took the ball and in the 73 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Luciano Rafe. Luciano Rafe dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-7. Gimnasia y Tiro's Americo Pereyra quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Eskil Hedvall, made in the 81st minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pedro Mazuste in the 83rd minute of play forced Gimnasia y Tiro's goalkeeper Luciano Rafe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 84 minutes into the match, Tiburcio Jesco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luciano Rafe. Gimnasia y Tiro's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tiburcio Jesco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-9. Luciano Rafe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Celedonio Artaldo in the 92nd minute of the match. With a little luck, Gimnasia y Tiro's Luciano Rafe got control of the ball when Tiburcio Jesco tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luciano Rafe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ceferino Fidensio, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Luciano Rafe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roberto Hats in the 96th minute of the match. Talleres's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.