League

Yupanki Arena
Spectators: 7185 (Terracing: 5391, Seating: 1652, VIP seats: 142) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Remigio Rius kicked off to start the match. Marcelo Aznaro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lucas Ramos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Denis Xacintu during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Roman Magdaleno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Remigio Rius in the 8th minute of the match. Gerardo Txordon could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Roman Magdaleno made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Buenos Aires F.C.'s zone, Remigio Rius stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roman Magdaleno came out of the goal and Remigio Rius tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, SAN MARTIN DE MENDOZA's Urbano Joanes got a free kick in the 24th minute. When Ladislao Uzuri fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Buenos Aires F.C.'s protests and gave Ladislao Uzuri a yellow card for diving instead. Ladislao Uzuri hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. In the 34th minute of the match Angel Ciceron sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Roman Magdaleno skillfully saved the ball. Marcelo Aznaro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Roman Magdaleno stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Remigio Rius's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gerardo Txordon got free with Roman Magdaleno in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Remigio Rius sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Remigio Rius sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edgardo Polentzi to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Geronimo Quintan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Roman Magdaleno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerardo Txordon in the 53rd minute of the match. Marcelo Aznaro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Marcelo Aznaro came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Buenos Aires F.C. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Marcelo Aznaro couldn't finish the play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 65th minute of the game. One of SAN MARTIN DE MENDOZA:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Buenos Aires F.C.:s goal. SAN MARTIN DE MENDOZA's Lucas Ramos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgardo Polentzi in the 70th minute of play. SAN MARTIN DE MENDOZA's Remigio Rius got a good chance for a goal in the 72nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gerardo Txordon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Roman Magdaleno tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgardo Polentzi in the 82nd minute of play forced SAN MARTIN DE MENDOZA's goalkeeper Lucas Ramos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SAN MARTIN DE MENDOZA's Lucas Ramos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edgardo Polentzi in the 84th minute of play. Gerardo Txordon fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roman Magdaleno having to interfere. SAN MARTIN DE MENDOZA's Lucas Ramos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 97th minute of the match, managed to save SAN MARTIN DE MENDOZA from getting a goal against them. The SAN MARTIN DE MENDOZA supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Buenos Aires F.C.'s performance. The match ended with a win for Buenos Aires F.C..