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Spectators: 8180 (Terracing: 6137, Seating: 1881, VIP seats: 162) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ismael Larrategui kicked off to start the match. After 2 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for RACING CLUB! An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Pero in the 11th minute of play forced Hincha Pelotas FC's goalkeeper Hendrik van Eijnde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hendrik van Eijnde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Frigo, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. 15 minutes into the game, Lautaro Frigo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Hendrik van Eijnde was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 18 minutes into the match, Hincha Pelotas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Frigo came free, but Hendrik van Eijnde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eustaquio Solorzano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ismael Larrategui in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ambrosio Tancredo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Hendrik van Eijnde showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alin Dima, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Hendrik van Eijnde took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dom Gamble, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th minute, Lino Pero made a precise shot to the right of Hendrik van Eijnde. Hincha Pelotas FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ismael Larrategui in the 34th minute of play forced RACING CLUB's goalkeeper Ambrosio Tancredo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Ismael Larrategui's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ambrosio Tancredo was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. After the first half RACING CLUB were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Eustaquio Solorzano to strike the kick off in the second half. When Yambay Cañedo fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored RACING CLUB's protests and gave Yambay Cañedo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 55th minute of the match Hincha Pelotas FC got a corner. RACING CLUB's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Alvarez Pierredonda ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Alvarez Pierredonda almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but RACING CLUB's Ambrosio Tancredo did a great save. In the 57th minute, Ismael Larrategui left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hincha Pelotas FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Ismael Larrategui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Ambrosio Tancredo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Felix Yecora hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Ambrosio Tancredo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ismael Larrategui, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. In the 73rd minute, Roman Zornoza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hincha Pelotas FC's Hendrik van Eijnde proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Hincha Pelotas FC from getting a goal against them. After 78 minutes, Bagui Oliver mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the RACING CLUB and the Hincha Pelotas FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The crowd rose to their feet as Lino Pero kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Hendrik van Eijnde. That made the score 1-3 in the 81 minute of play. If León Onez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ismael Larrategui's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ambrosio Tancredo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 91st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ismael Larrategui's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ambrosio Tancredo was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. When the match was over RACING CLUB could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Hincha Pelotas FC throughout the match.