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Arena Deroense
Spectators: 7143 (Terracing: 5358, Seating: 1643, VIP seats: 142) Waldir Baptista started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Candido Izotz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ingvar Biörling, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Candido Izotz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luciano Aimar, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Eustaquio Abad's late challenge caught a Rio Cuarto FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eustaquio Abad helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Deportivo Deroense getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Eustaquio Abad hit a great ball. Ingvar Biörling took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Candido Izotz. Candido Izotz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luciano Aimar in the 10th minute of play forced Deportivo Deroense's goalkeeper Candido Izotz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rolando Schiavi hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. Candido Izotz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ingvar Biörling in the 13th minute of the match. The Deportivo Deroense fans' excitement grew in the 15th match minute when Deportivo Deroense's Waldir Baptista looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 17th match minute, Deportivo Deroense was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Şenel Baran to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gonzalo Matia in the 24th minute of play forced Deportivo Deroense's goalkeeper Candido Izotz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Deportivo Deroense getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Waldir Baptista hit a great ball. In the 33rd minute, Gonzalo Matia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rio Cuarto FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. After 38 minutes of play, Deportivo Deroense's Waldir Baptista made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Prospero Ursino was left in no man's land by his defense there! Saturnino Gai fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Prospero Ursino having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Rio Cuarto FC's zone, Waldir Baptista stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Prospero Ursino came out of the goal and Waldir Baptista tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 47th minute, Eustaquio Abad hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The supporters of Deportivo Deroense booed when Rio Cuarto FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valentin Tzenov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rio Cuarto FC's Prospero Ursino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Waldir Baptista in the 53rd minute of play. Deportivo Deroense's Candido Izotz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ingvar Biörling in the 56th minute of play. The supporters of Deportivo Deroense booed when Rio Cuarto FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rene Dimas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Deportivo Deroense's Candido Izotz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Deportivo Deroense from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Rio Cuarto FC booed when Deportivo Deroense was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eustaquio Abad didn't get a good kick on the ball. A throw-in in the 68th minute of the game was made by Gaspar Garcia with Ingvar Biörling as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Deportivo Deroense's Candido Izotz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luciano Aimar in the 69th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Gaspar Garcia in the 78th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Deportivo Deroense's Şenel Baran. In the 81st minute, Luciano Aimar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Candido Izotz was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Valentin Tzenov in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Candido Izotz saved Deportivo Deroense from getting behind. Luciano Aimar received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Candido Izotz came out and tried to block the shot, but Luciano Aimar slotted it home off the left post making it 2-4 in the 86th minute. Waldir Baptista fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Prospero Ursino having to interfere. 95 minutes into the match, Deportivo Deroense's goalkeeper Candido Izotz had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gonzalo Matia. Rio Cuarto FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.