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Estadio Pla
Spectators: 7283 (Terracing: 5464, Seating: 1675, VIP seats: 144) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Santo Iratxo made the kick off which started today's match. Santo Iratxo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Natalio Gaitan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hermengildo Udalaitz during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Atlético de Rafaela getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Hermengildo Udalaitz hit a great ball. 11 minutes into the match, Atlético de Rafaela's goal looked a bit too open when Santo Iratxo came free, but Natalio Gaitan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ulises Pudes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Natalio Gaitan having to interfere. Ulises Pudes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Natalio Gaitan made a huge save. Santo Iratxo was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 17th minute. San Luis ARG's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. With a little luck, Atlético de Rafaela's Natalio Gaitan got control of the ball when Arnaldo Orlo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Atlético de Rafaela's Natalio Gaitan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Atlético de Rafaela from getting a goal against them. 1-0 became the score in the 22nd minute when Santo Iratxo elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Ulises Pudes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Natalio Gaitan made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ulises Pudes got free with Natalio Gaitan in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 28 minutes into the game, Cirilo Tartalo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Atlético de Rafaela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave San Luis ARG the free kick. A collision led to Atlético de Rafaela getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Cirilo Tartalo hit a great ball. Emilio Mero hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. In the 32nd minute of the match, Santo Iratxo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Natalio Gaitan saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Natalio Gaitan was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ulises Pudes showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 34 minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

In the 57th minute, Daniel Escobar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 60 minutes into the game, Freddy Lopez was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Atlético de Rafaela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave San Luis ARG the free kick. Freddy Lopez hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. In the 72nd minute Daniel Escobar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Natalio Gaitan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Natalio Gaitan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santo Iratxo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute Ulises Pudes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Natalio Gaitan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santo Iratxo in the 86th minute of play forced Atlético de Rafaela's goalkeeper Natalio Gaitan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Natalio Gaitan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santo Iratxo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Natalio Gaitan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santo Iratxo, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Natalio Gaitan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santo Iratxo, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. After some careless play in the Atlético de Rafaela defense, Ulises Pudes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Natalio Gaitan. The Atlético de Rafaela fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Natalio Gaitan should have stopped the shot. If Santo Iratxo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 100th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.