The last round of matches of the 2009 Argentine Clausura featured a "championship" game as 1st place Huracán traveled to 2nd place Vélez Sarsfield for a match the entire Argentine footballing nation would be mesmerized by. The match began as normal but after 20+ minutes the game was delayed due to visible hail slightly smaller than golf balls.

After the hail passed, it didn't take long for the match to take shape. In the 25th minute, a penalty was awarded to Vélez when forward Juan Manuel Martinez was taken down in the box by Huracán defender Carlos Araujo. Hernán López stepped to take the spot kick but Huracán keeper Gaston Monzon made a massive save.

In the 30th minute, Vélez looked to have their goal when a header from a corner kick was cleared off the line by well-placed Huracán defender Carlos Arano who used his head to make a big save. 12 minutes later, Huracán defender Eduardo Domínguez had his header attempt denied by the crossbar.

The championship goal came in the 83rd minute when Vélez forward Maximiliano Moralez buried a loose ball in the box. The controversial goal came after Vélez substitute forward Joaquín Larrivey appeared to have fouled Monzon after they both went for the ball and Larrivey inadvertently kicked Monzon just after the keeper knocked the ball away.

The 1-0 scoreline would hold up after 13 minutes of added time after the last few minutes of regulation were delayed by a mysterious disappearance of game balls. The delay caused an expletive laden tirade from Huracán coach Ángel Cappa. The last two minutes turned a bit ugly when players from both sides got testy with Vélez defender Sebastián Domínguez ending the match bloodied after referee Gabriel Brazenas finally blew the final whistle.

Huracán was valiant in defeat but Vélez's dominant home form carried them to their 7th Argentine title. El Fortín was the only team to finish unbeaten at home for the entire Clausura tournament as Ricardo El Tigre Gareca wins an Argentine 1st division title for the first time in his managerial career.

Here are the Week 19 results & final standings of '09 Clausura:

SUNDAY, JUNE 26th

Arsenal 1 - 1 Independiente
ARS: Franco Jara (32')
IND: Federico Mancuello (61')

FRIDAY, JULY 3rd

Racing Club 2 - 1 Newell's Old Boys
RAC: Matías Martínez (21') & Adrián Lucero (48')
NOB: Alexis Machuca (2')

SATURDAY, JULY 4th

Banfield 0 - 3 Tigre
TIG: Carlos Luna (40'), Ariel Broggi (og 44'), Sebastián Rosano (53')

Colón de Santa Fe 1 - 3 Boca Juniors
COL: Germán Rivarola (39')
BOC: Martín Palermo (57' & 69') & Sebastián Battaglia (68')

Rosario Central 0 - 1 Godoy Cruz
GCZ: Iván Borghello (24')

San Lorenzo 3 - 0 Argentinos Juniors
SLZ: Gonzalo R. Bergessio (15' & 56') & Juan Torres (75')

River Plate 1 - 2 Estudiantes La Plata
RIV: Diego Buonanotte (65')
EST: José Calderón (25') & Marcos Rojo (50')

SUNDAY, JULY 5th

Gimnasia La Plata 2 - 0 Gimnasia Jujuy
GLP: Sebastián Romero (4' & 68')

San Martín de Tucumán 2 - 3 Lanús
SMT: Daniel Vega (52') & Jorge Serrano (72')
LAN: José Sand (pen 2' & 63') & Diego Lagos (86')

Vélez Sarsfield 1 - 0 Huracán
VLZ: Maximiliano Moralez (83')

STANDINGS