League

Estadio Erize
Spectators: 6716 (Terracing: 5050, Seating: 1636, VIP seats: 30) BANFIELD DEL SUR's Natalio Ostots started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Natalio Ostots fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gaspar Abancens having to interfere. If Natalio Ostots had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 14 played minutes, BANFIELD DEL SUR's Dante Berart shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gaspar Abancens came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in BANFIELD DEL SUR reached it. 15 minutes into the match, Natalio Ostots had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gaspar Abancens. Erize's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Natalio Ostots was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Lisandro Eguntsenti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gaspar Abancens having to interfere. After 24 minutes, Lorenzo Froila mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Erize and the BANFIELD DEL SUR players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 24th match minute, Erize was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lorenzo Froila to maneuver through the defense. If Natalio Ostots had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gaspar Abancens showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Natalio Ostots, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Evaristo Lluques fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gaspar Abancens having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lisandro Eguntsenti in the 41st minute of play forced Erize's goalkeeper Gaspar Abancens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roman Clementi kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. Israel Maurin struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Gaspar Abancens didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for BANFIELD DEL SUR. An unexpectedly hard shot by Florentino Estebe in the 47th minute of play forced BANFIELD DEL SUR's goalkeeper Modesto Intxixu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Florentino Estebe to make the kick off. The long shot by Ruben Playo in the 55th minute really tested Gaspar Abancens's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Gaspar Abancens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evaristo Lluques in the 56th minute of the match. A collision led to Erize getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Serafin Ixona hit a great ball. The attack was good, but when Natalio Ostots in the 58th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Israel Maurin got free with Gaspar Abancens in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Modesto Intxixu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Florentino Estebe, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. A collision led to Erize getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Severino Firman hit a great ball. Gaspar Abancens was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Dante Berart. An unexpectedly hard shot by Inocencio Rivero in the 76th minute of play forced BANFIELD DEL SUR's goalkeeper Modesto Intxixu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Erize's Lorenzo Froila got his second yellow card of the match in the 83rd minute. The referee ordered Lorenzo Froila off the ground. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 82nd minute of the game. One of Erize:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of BANFIELD DEL SUR:s goal. Dante Berart walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. When the match had gone on for 86 minutes, Natalio Ostots put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Gaspar Abancens. A collision led to BANFIELD DEL SUR getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Ruben Playo hit a great ball. Natalio Ostots who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 94thth minute tested the skills of Gaspar Abancens when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Lisandro Eguntsenti fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gaspar Abancens having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Erize's zone, Natalio Ostots stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gaspar Abancens came out of the goal and Natalio Ostots tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Roman Clementi charged in rather forcefully in the 98th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Roman Clementi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of BANFIELD DEL SUR booed when Erize was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 98 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roman Clementi didn't get a good kick on the ball. BANFIELD DEL SUR's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.