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VERDE LEON
Spectators: 7198 (Terracing: 5400, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ovidio Manni took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the game, Ermegildo Rivero was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CLUB ATLETICO ITUZAINGO's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Heroes del Silencio the free kick. In the 4th match minute, CLUB ATLETICO ITUZAINGO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ermegildo Rivero to maneuver through the defense. Heroes del Silencio's Cristian Ramirez couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 5th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for CLUB ATLETICO ITUZAINGO. After a rather tough play, CLUB ATLETICO ITUZAINGO's Manuel Valerio got a free kick in the 15th minute. 19 minutes into the game, Gustavo Polentzi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Heroes del Silencio's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave CLUB ATLETICO ITUZAINGO the free kick. After a rather tough play, Heroes del Silencio's Gustavo Polentzi got a free kick in the 19th minute. After 25 played minutes Heroes del Silencio got a freekick which was hit by Benjamin Pacho. Fausto Mannuel struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Victoriano Rayman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CLUB ATLETICO ITUZAINGO. If Fausto Mannuel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Heroes del Silencio's zone, Fausto Mannuel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Victoriano Rayman came out of the goal and Fausto Mannuel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 38th minute, Fausto Mannuel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Victoriano Rayman was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Cristobal Aires charged in rather forcefully in the 47th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cristobal Aires the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 47th minute, Cristobal Aires hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fausto Mannuel to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Heroes del Silencio's zone, Remus Tofan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Victoriano Rayman came out of the goal and Remus Tofan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Remus Tofan took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Victoriano Rayman. Victoriano Rayman dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. If Fausto Mannuel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fausto Mannuel scored 4-0 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Victoriano Rayman, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Fausto Mannuel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victoriano Rayman having to interfere. After 65 played minutes CLUB ATLETICO ITUZAINGO got a freekick which was hit by Agustin Balesio. Fausto Mannuel scored 5-0 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Victoriano Rayman, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 74th minute, Remus Tofan made a precise shot to the right of Victoriano Rayman. Heroes del Silencio's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. CLUB ATLETICO ITUZAINGO's Fausto Mannuel got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Manuel Valerio might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Victoriano Rayman. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Manuel Valerio ran back to his position shaking his head. 82 minutes into the game, CLUB ATLETICO ITUZAINGO's Fausto Mannuel nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Victoriano Rayman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-0. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. CLUB ATLETICO ITUZAINGO had played much better football throughout.