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Estadio Álvarez
Spectators: 6869 (Terracing: 5200, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 10) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ramiro Guillelmo kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd match minute, Álvarez AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abelardo Caradaro to maneuver through the defense. Artemio Escobar charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Artemio Escobar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Serafino Basualdo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ramiro Guillelmo in the 27th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramiro Guillelmo in the 29th minute of play forced Marucho's goalkeeper Serafino Basualdo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Artemio Escobar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 40th minute Adolfo Panfilo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raul Iban saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edgardo Perpinya received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Raul Iban tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 48 minutes into the game, Abelardo Caradaro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Álvarez AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Marucho the free kick. Abelardo Caradaro hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Edgardo Perpinya to strike the kick off in the second half. Ramiro Guillelmo hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Álvarez AFC defense, Adolfo Panfilo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Raul Iban. The Álvarez AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Raul Iban should have stopped the shot. 59 minutes into the match, Álvarez AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Astor Evangelista came free, but Raul Iban reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ramiro Guillelmo in the 61st minute of play forced Marucho's goalkeeper Serafino Basualdo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armando Ostargi in the 62nd minute of play forced Marucho's goalkeeper Serafino Basualdo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Domingos Ponce took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 64th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Serafino Basualdo. Marucho's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Marucho's goalkeeper Serafino Basualdo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Serafino Basualdo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramiro Guillelmo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 72 minutes into the match, Adolfo Panfilo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Raul Iban. Álvarez AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Adolfo Panfilo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. 76 minutes into the game, one of Álvarez AFC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Raul Iban went to the wrong direction when Ivan Satordi was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. In the 83rd minute, Armando Ostargi 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. 85 minutes into the match, Álvarez AFC's Artemio Escobar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Serafino Basualdo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Edgardo Perpinya's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Raul Iban read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 88th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Marucho's zone, Armando Ostargi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Serafino Basualdo came out of the goal and Armando Ostargi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Raul Iban made a fantastic save in the 97th minute, when Adolfo Panfilo sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 99 minutes, Edgardo Perpinya managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Marucho's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edgardo Perpinya was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Marucho players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.