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BACO ARENAS
Spectators: 7179 (Terracing: 5386, Seating: 1651, VIP seats: 142) BACO TEAM's Benedicto Fagildo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Arnaldo Urtsua fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba's protests and gave Arnaldo Urtsua a yellow card for diving instead. In the 8th minute, Arnaldo Urtsua hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sixto Izotz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raul Dolcet in the 13th minute of the match. BACO TEAM's Sixto Izotz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabricio Quinteros in the 22nd minute of play. If Fabricio Quinteros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 35 minutes into the match, BACO TEAM's goal looked a bit too open when Fabricio Quinteros came free, but Sixto Izotz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the BACO TEAM defense, Desiderio Belo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sixto Izotz. The BACO TEAM fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sixto Izotz should have stopped the shot.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fabricio Quinteros was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th match minute, BACO TEAM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santiago Gaskon to maneuver through the defense. Artemio Abajas hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Arnaldo Urtsua was shown his second yellow card after 78 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Arnaldo Urtsua hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. In the 92nd minute, Bartolo Admon 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. BACO TEAM succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Godoy Cruz Antonio Tomba had controlled the match.