League

Malanzán
Spectators: 7128 (Terracing: 5347, Seating: 1640, VIP seats: 141) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Antonio Monte made the kick off which started today's match. In the 2nd match minute, Racing Club De Benavidez was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Venancio Benat to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Inocencio Urki managed to get in a good position for a shot. Racing Club De Benavidez's supporters rose to their feet, but Inocencio Urki was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Salvador Mattin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Goldey AFC booed when Racing Club De Benavidez was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jeremias Herauso didn't get a good kick on the ball. Racing Club De Benavidez's Rodolfo Ledesma got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 18th minute, Antonio Monte made a precise shot to the right of Eliseo Laurentzi. Racing Club De Benavidez's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. When Rodolfo Ledesma came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Racing Club De Benavidez 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 Rodolfo Ledesma couldn't finish the play. If Antonio Monte had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eliseo Laurentzi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcelo Gerazan's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. A collision led to Racing Club De Benavidez getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Rodolfo Ledesma hit a great ball. In the 35th minute, Apolo Naldo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Marcelo Gerazan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Eliseo Laurentzi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelo Gerazan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 41 minutes into the game, Antonio Monte cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Eliseo Laurentzi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 45 minutes into the match, Racing Club De Benavidez's goal looked a bit too open when Antonio Monte came free, but Eliseo Laurentzi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Rodolfo Ledesma stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Eliseo Laurentzi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Antonio Monte in the 60th minute of the match. Goldey AFC's Antonio Monte was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 62nd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Silvano Erramun during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 66th minute the ball was on its way in behind Racing Club De Benavidez's goalkeeper Eliseo Laurentzi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Racing Club De Benavidez's zone, Antonio Monte stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eliseo Laurentzi came out of the goal and Antonio Monte tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Antonio Monte received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Eliseo Laurentzi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 76th minute, Marcelo Gerazan 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. Marcelo Gerazan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Antonio Monte was extremely unlucky when he, in the 83rd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. The supporters of Goldey AFC booed when Racing Club De Benavidez was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Romulo Eleazar didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 89th minute Rodolfo Ledesma shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Salvador Mattin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Antonio Monte had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Racing Club De Benavidez's Eliseo Laurentzi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 97th minute of the match, managed to save Racing Club De Benavidez from getting a goal against them. Goldey AFC played a much better game than Racing Club De Benavidez and deserved their victory. The Racing Club De Benavidez players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.