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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ermegildo Santo made the kick off which started today's match. The long shot by Dario Honesto in the 3rd minute really tested Wilfredo Bieito'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. When Fernan Fonda came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Velez Sarsfield 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 Fernan Fonda couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Velez Sarsfield booed when Saavedra was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Segundo Txurio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Saavedra's Wilfredo Bieito proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Saavedra from getting a goal against them. Amado Bernal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arsenio Sanchez, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. When Uriel Belmiro came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Saavedra 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 Uriel Belmiro couldn't finish the play. Arsenio Sanchez might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Amado Bernal. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Arsenio Sanchez ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Velez Sarsfield's goalkeeper Amado Bernal, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Humberto Urbes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Velez Sarsfield's Ermegildo Santo got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gavino Santiago hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Arsenio Sanchez stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Saavedra's Arsenio Sanchez sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Amado Bernal narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 55 minutes, Uriel Belmiro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Saavedra's supporters crossed their fingers, but Uriel Belmiro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Wilfredo Bieito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ermegildo Santo in the 58th minute of play. Ermegildo Santo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Wilfredo Bieito tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 64 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Saavedra! Eloy Vermudo shot the penalty kick right outside the post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ermegildo Santo in the 70th minute of play forced Saavedra's goalkeeper Wilfredo Bieito to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Ermegildo Santo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 73rd minute, Uriel Belmiro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Amado Bernal was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Wilfredo Bieito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ermegildo Santo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th minute, Fernan Fonda ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Wilfredo Bieito was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Wilfredo Bieito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ermegildo Santo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wilfredo Bieito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fernan Fonda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Velez Sarsfield's zone, Guillermo Manex stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Amado Bernal came out of the goal and Guillermo Manex tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 97 minutes into the match, Uriel Belmiro notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Velez Sarsfield's Amado Bernal. Amado Bernal was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.