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Arena Das Naciones
Spectators: 7888 (Terracing: 5915, Seating: 1814, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Gernando Cordeiro kicked off to start the match. Mauricio Luke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cristian Naike in the 5th minute of the match. Vélez Juniors's Elpidio Vitin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Vélez Juniors from getting a goal against them. Zhu Chao Guang made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 9thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Elpidio Vitin would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. After some careless play in the Catarinense F.C. defense, Nicolas Roland kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mauricio Luke. The Catarinense F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mauricio Luke should have stopped the shot. Mauricio Luke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benicio Rivas in the 16th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guido Luzaide in the 19th minute of play forced Catarinense F.C.'s goalkeeper Mauricio Luke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 24 minutes of play, Vélez Juniors's Donato Efraim made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mauricio Luke was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Nicolas Roland in the 29th minute of play forced Catarinense F.C.'s goalkeeper Mauricio Luke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute Guido Luzaide shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauricio Luke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Elpidio Vitin didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 34th minute, which inside left pole to 1-2. In the 37th minute Benicio Rivas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauricio Luke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gernando Cordeiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but Elpidio Vitin made a huge save. With a little luck, Vélez Juniors's Elpidio Vitin got control of the ball when Gernando Cordeiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Emanuel Mendiko charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emanuel Mendiko the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Emanuel Mendiko kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. The Catarinense F.C. players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Vélez Juniors were winning 1-2.

Vélez Juniors made a substitution. Severo Maule replaced Santos Fonda. Mauricio Luke made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Nicolas Roland sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Amarante Sierra in the 57th minute of play forced Vélez Juniors's goalkeeper Elpidio Vitin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vélez Juniors's Elpidio Vitin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gernando Cordeiro in the 60th minute of play. In the 61st minute, Domingo Cavallo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Catarinense F.C.'s Mauricio Luke got control of the ball when Guido Luzaide tried to sneak it across the goal line. Elpidio Vitin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Domingo Cavallo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 72nd minute, Cristian Naike 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. A collision led to Vélez Juniors getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Alberto Joey hit a great ball. Jorge Ler took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 74th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Elpidio Vitin. Vélez Juniors's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. With an all-out effort, Vélez Juniors's Mauricio Luke threw himself towards the right post 84 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Cristian Naike, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Nicolas Roland came free with the goalkeeper in the 85th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Mauricio Luke could save by the left post. 90 minutes into the match, Vélez Juniors's goal looked a bit too open when Gernando Cordeiro came free, but Elpidio Vitin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vélez Juniors's Elpidio Vitin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amarante Sierra in the 91st minute of play. Catarinense F.C. were awarded a corner in the 93th minute after Vélez Juniors's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jorge Ler took the corner. 94 minutes into the match, Vélez Juniors's goal looked a bit too open when Gernando Cordeiro came free, but Elpidio Vitin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Vélez Juniors had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.