League

Gigante de Arroyito
Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Desiderio Mederi started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amado Timo in the 11th minute of play forced Rosario Central's goalkeeper Joaquin Lizardi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Rosario Central booed when Trainspotting was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amado Timo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 21st minute, Gonzalo Handi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Trainspotting fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amado Timo in the 25th minute of play forced Rosario Central's goalkeeper Joaquin Lizardi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joaquin Lizardi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Amado Timo in the 26th minute of the match. Arsenio Cordarrel was out of position in the 31 minute of play, and Prudencio Urbasa capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Prudencio Urbasa really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Joaquin Lizardi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gonzalo Handi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rosario Central's Joaquin Lizardi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonzalo Handi in the 38th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amado Timo in the 39th minute of play forced Rosario Central's goalkeeper Joaquin Lizardi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Trainspotting booed when Rosario Central was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cirilo Chap didn't get a good kick on the ball. Desiderio Mederi struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Joaquin Lizardi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Trainspotting. Joaquin Lizardi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silvestre Sanson, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ivan Lordi was the one to do the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Amado Timo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Joaquin Lizardi. That made the score 1-2 in the 51 minute of play. In the 56th minute of the match Cirilo Chap shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arsenio Cordarrel showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 57 minutes into the match, Silvestre Sanson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Joaquin Lizardi. Rosario Central's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Silvestre Sanson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when Amado Timo got free with Joaquin Lizardi in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Silvestre Sanson's late challenge caught a Rosario Central's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Silvestre Sanson helped the player get up and apologised. Silvestre Sanson hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Rosario Central's Ivan Lordi got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Joaquin Lizardi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silvestre Sanson in the 71st minute of play. Amado Timo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Joaquin Lizardi made a huge save. The audience was convinced that Desiderio Mederi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joaquin Lizardi was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. 76 minutes into the match, Rosario Central's goal looked a bit too open when Silvestre Sanson came free, but Joaquin Lizardi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ivan Lordi might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arsenio Cordarrel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ivan Lordi ran back to his position shaking his head. 80 minutes into the match, Amado Timo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Joaquin Lizardi. Rosario Central's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Amado Timo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. Joaquin Lizardi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Desiderio Mederi, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Joaquin Lizardi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Desiderio Mederi, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Amado Timo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Joaquin Lizardi made a huge save. Desiderio Mederi spun around in front of the goal 87 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Rosario Central's goal. After having played for 89 minutes, Laureano Quirce managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Trainspotting's supporters crossed their fingers, but Laureano Quirce was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Joaquin Lizardi made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Amado Timo sent off a good shot on target. When Desiderio Mederi came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Trainspotting 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 Desiderio Mederi couldn't finish the play. Joaquin Lizardi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silvestre Sanson, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute.