Gigante de Arroyito
Spectators: 2814 (Terracing: 2112,
Seating: 647, VIP seats: 55) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Sven-Åke Granberg got the match started through his kick off. 6 minutes had been played when some careless play by Club Atlético Lea Papá's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lin Xuan Hai was slow to take the kick. During this time Bennis's players had a chance to rest. Bennis's Lin Xuan Hai was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but José Maria Buljubasich in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 8th minute Claudio Scalise shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonardo Jara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. José Maria Buljubasich took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sven-Åke Granberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. José Maria Buljubasich made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cai Cheng Sang in the 14th minute of play. A collision led to Bennis getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Aloísio Senna hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudio Scalise in the 21st minute of play forced Bennis's goalkeeper Leonardo Jara to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 24 minutes into the match, Club Atlético Lea Papá's Claudio Scalise sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Leonardo Jara narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Club Atlético Lea Papá's Wilmer Melgar quite brazenly broke a throw-in by César Lira, made in the 25th minute of the game. In the 26th minute, one of Bennis:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Bennis. In the 34th minute, Claudio Scalise made a precise shot to the right of Leonardo Jara. Bennis's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Leonardo Jara made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claudio Scalise in the 37th minute of play. In the 40thth minute of the game Claudio Scalise who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bennis's Leonardo Jara was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 44th minute, Henrik Svartengren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 46 minutes, Marcelo Carracedo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Club Atlético Lea Papá's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcelo Carracedo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Claudio Scalise to make the kick off. In the 50th minute, Sven-Åke Granberg hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Club Atlético Lea Papá's Leonardo Gil quite brazenly broke a throw-in by César Lira, made in the 59th minute of the game. In the 61st minute Claudio Scalise shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonardo Jara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Cai Cheng Sang's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but José Maria Buljubasich was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. In the 74thth minute of the game Cai Cheng Sang who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Club Atlético Lea Papá's José Maria Buljubasich was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 78thth minute of the game Claudio Scalise who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bennis's Leonardo Jara was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Club Atlético Lea Papá made a substitution. Valentin Arellano replaced Claudio Scalise. Bennis made a substitution. Roy Vesterberg replaced Aloísio Senna. 87 minutes into the match, Bennis's goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Arellano came free, but Leonardo Jara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 89 minutes, Pål Uggstedt managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bennis's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pål Uggstedt was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Facundo Mallo hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. In the 94th minute of the match Bennis got a corner. Club Atlético Lea Papá's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Lin Xuan Hai ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in César Lira almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Club Atlético Lea Papá's José Maria Buljubasich did a great save.
Club Atlético Lea Papá's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.
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