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Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Feliciano Mercurio started the match with the kick off. 7 minutes into the match, AC Batán's goalkeeper Ni Le Zheng had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marciano Koldobika. The supporters of Deportivo Balvanera booed when AC Batán was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jiang Wei Zhi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ni Le Zheng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isaias Erroman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 16 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Deportivo Balvanera! In the 18th minute there was a penalty for AC Batán. Konrad Wielkopolski stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Omar Lauren. 0-1. If Konrad Wielkopolski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Omar Lauren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konrad Wielkopolski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Balvanera's Eusebio Ecija got a free kick in the 38th minute. In the 41st minute Konrad Wielkopolski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Omar Lauren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Omar Lauren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Feliciano Mercurio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Deportivo Balvanera's Eusebio Ecija got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Deportivo Balvanera's Omar Lauren played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Feliciano Mercurio in the 54th minute of play. A hard shot 57 in the game by Feliciano Mercurio from a close distance when the talented Omar Lauren managed to make a qualified save. Deportivo Balvanera's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusebio Ecija in the 58th minute of play forced AC Batán's goalkeeper Ni Le Zheng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gavino Quintin's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 62ndth minute, Omar Lauren skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Omar Lauren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Feliciano Mercurio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eusebio Ecija kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. After 71 played minutes Deportivo Balvanera got a freekick which was hit by Eusebio Ecija. Omar Lauren made an important save on a dangerous shot by Acácio Nogueira in the 73rd minute. Ni Le Zheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marciano Koldobika in the 75th minute of play. AC Batán's Cristoforo Di Ruscio was substituted for Konrad Wielkopolski. Ni Le Zheng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marciano Koldobika in the 82nd minute of play. 83 minutes into the match, Eusebio Ecija had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ni Le Zheng. AC Batán's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Eusebio Ecija was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Omar Lauren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Acácio Nogueira, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute.