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Tierra de campeones
Spectators: 6405 (Terracing: 5405, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) 4 minutes into the game, Gaspar Aimar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Punta lara's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Estrella Federal the free kick. The supporters of Estrella Federal booed when Punta lara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaspar Aimar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Guaberto Socorro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elpidio Tolino, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. If Ciro Francesco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 15th minute, Gaspar Aimar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 17 minutes, Juan Torres managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Estrella Federal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Juan Torres was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Leonardo Palau stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Juan Torres's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. When Punta lara's Elpidio Tolino in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Estrella Federal's goalie prevented a goal. Eulalio Eriz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Guaberto Socorro made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Juan Torres's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leonardo Palau was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Leonardo Palau made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciro Francesco in the 25th minute of play. After 26 played minutes Punta lara got a freekick which was hit by Eulalio Eriz. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elpidio Tolino in the 30th minute of play forced Estrella Federal's goalkeeper Guaberto Socorro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cecilio Laurgain sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Guaberto Socorro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elpidio Tolino in the 34th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Estrella Federal defense, Eulalio Eriz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Guaberto Socorro. The Estrella Federal fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Guaberto Socorro should have stopped the shot. Guaberto Socorro was out of position in the 38 minute of play, and Elpidio Tolino capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Elpidio Tolino really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Estrella Federal's Guaberto Socorro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Estrella Federal from getting a goal against them. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Elpidio Tolino to make the kick off. Estrella Federal's Guaberto Socorro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Elpidio Tolino in the 52nd minute of play. The supporters of Estrella Federal booed when Punta lara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Severiano Soter didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Punta lara getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Severiano Soter hit a great ball. After having played for 61 minutes, Cecilio Laurgain managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Estrella Federal's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cecilio Laurgain was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cecilio Laurgain struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Leonardo Palau didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Estrella Federal. Juan Torres sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ciro Francesco received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Leonardo Palau came out and tried to block the shot, but Ciro Francesco slotted it home off the left post making it 3-2 in the 69th minute. The supporters of Estrella Federal booed when Punta lara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicanor Cordera didn't get a good kick on the ball. 75 minutes into the match, Punta lara's goal looked a bit too open when Rogelio Geofredo came free, but Leonardo Palau reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 76th minute Gaspar Aimar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guaberto Socorro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Juan Bembe came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the Punta lara 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 Juan Bembe couldn't finish the play. Eulalio Eriz scored 4-2 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Guaberto Socorro, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Estrella Federal booed when Punta lara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gaspar Aimar didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Punta lara's Gaspar Aimar got a free kick in the 90th minute. Guaberto Socorro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gaspar Aimar went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 5-2 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicanor Cordera in the 97th minute of play forced Estrella Federal's goalkeeper Guaberto Socorro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Punta lara were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Estrella Federal for a fine match.