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Don Luis Arnone
Spectators: 7217 (Terracing: 5414, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Saul Fernandez started the match with the kick off. After 4 played minutes, Disecarp's Samuel Normando shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Jeremias Patxi came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Disecarp reached it. Otávio Soares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Augusto Magdaleno's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. When Severino Domingues came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Club Belgrano San Nicolas 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 Severino Domingues couldn't finish the play. Disecarp's Otávio Soares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Disecarp from getting a goal against them. Saul Fernandez blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jeremias Patxi having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in Disecarp's zone, Severino Domingues stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Otávio Soares came out of the goal and Severino Domingues tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Saul Fernandez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Jeremias Patxi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jeremias Patxi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eloy Cucao in the 27th minute of play. Augusto Magdaleno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Otávio Soares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 32 minutes into the match, Augusto Magdaleno notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Disecarp's Otávio Soares. Otávio Soares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 35 minutes into the match, Disecarp's goalkeeper Otávio Soares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Severino Domingues. If Severino Domingues had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 39 minutes into the game, Saul Fernandez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Jeremias Patxi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jeremias Patxi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saul Fernandez in the 45th minute of play. Eloy Cucao fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jeremias Patxi having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Augusto Magdaleno to make the kick off. In the 54th minute there was a penalty for Club Belgrano San Nicolas. Gualterio Nisio stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Otávio Soares. 2-1. In the 63rd minute, Saul Fernandez reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jeremias Patxi. The goal made the score 2-2. In the 67th minute, Severino Domingues ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Otávio Soares was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Saul Fernandez in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jeremias Patxi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 82 minutes of play, Disecarp's Eloy Cucao made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jeremias Patxi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Otávio Soares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severino Domingues, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Jeremias Patxi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saul Fernandez in the 92nd minute of the match. Eloy Cucao fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jeremias Patxi having to interfere. The supporters of Club Belgrano San Nicolas booed when Disecarp was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eulalio Oxel didn't get a good kick on the ball. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.