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Rock and fire ritual
Spectators: 6969 (Terracing: 5307, Seating: 1627, VIP seats: 35) Natalio Levenchuk started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Maximo Alfonso recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Natalio Levenchuk received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Santiago Thomas came out and tried to block the shot, but Natalio Levenchuk slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 11th minute. Rick Cranenburgh stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Maximo Alfonso's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. A.C.Milan's Maximo Alfonso got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 27 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for C.A.PIOJOSOS! C.A.PIOJOSOS:s Rick Cranenburgh showed great skill when he stopped Maximo Alfonso:s penalty. A.C.Milan were awarded a corner in the 29th minute after C.A.PIOJOSOS's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Alejandro Katia took the corner. A.C.Milan's Alejandro Katia was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Rick Cranenburgh in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 33rd minute, C.A.PIOJOSOS's Hipolito Argider ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Santiago Thomas. Santiago Thomas yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. After 38 minutes of play, A.C.Milan's Maximo Alfonso made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rick Cranenburgh was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rick Cranenburgh came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by A.C.Milan's Maximo Alfonso. But to his dismay, Maximo Alfonso quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. Hipolito Argider charged in rather forcefully in the 48th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hipolito Argider the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Maximo Alfonso made a kick off. Santiago Thomas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Natalio Levenchuk in the 61st minute of play. In the 67th match minute, C.A.PIOJOSOS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Natalio Levenchuk to maneuver through the defense. An unexpected shot in the 71st minute by Maximo Alfonso got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Sylwester Dziuma recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 73rd match minute, C.A.PIOJOSOS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bruno Kaxen to maneuver through the defense. 78 minutes into the match, A.C.Milan's goal looked a bit too open when Natalio Levenchuk came free, but Santiago Thomas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 83rd match minute, C.A.PIOJOSOS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Natalio Levenchuk to maneuver through the defense. 2-4 became the score in the 84th minute when Maximo Alfonso elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Maximo Alfonso's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Rick Cranenburgh firmly grabbed it by the left post. 92 minutes into the game, Maximo Alfonso cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-5. Rick Cranenburgh was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Maximo Alfonso could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Rick Cranenburgh made a huge save. When Alejandro Katia came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the A.C.Milan 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 Alejandro Katia couldn't finish the play. When the match was over A.C.Milan could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than C.A.PIOJOSOS throughout the match.