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George J. W. Burton
Spectators: 7213 (Terracing: 5411, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when German Gelmiro got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute, German Gelmiro made a precise shot to the right of Leandro Savion. Banfield 1896 FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 9 minutes into the match, Santiago Leizarraga dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Carolo Sancho, 1-1. A collision led to Altamira AFC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Arsenio Tuste hit a great ball. Santiago Leizarraga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carolo Sancho having to interfere. Santiago Leizarraga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carolo Sancho having to interfere. In the 24th minute, Aquilino Raymon had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. After 24 minutes, Edelmiro Bonadona mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Banfield 1896 FC and the Altamira AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 24th minute, Edelmiro Bonadona hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Romulo Mikelats had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carolo Sancho made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Qian Kuan Bing in the 34th minute of play. Carolo Sancho made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Santiago Leizarraga sent off a good shot on target. Altamira AFC's Carolo Sancho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Altamira AFC from getting a goal against them. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Santiago Leizarraga to make the kick off. If Santiago Leizarraga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 53rd minute Qian Kuan Bing shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carolo Sancho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Santiago Leizarraga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carolo Sancho having to interfere. Santiago Leizarraga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Carolo Sancho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Romulo Mikelats got free with Leandro Savion in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 66 played minutes Banfield 1896 FC got a freekick which was hit by Ricardo Acuña. Lorenzo Checa took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 67th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Leandro Savion. Banfield 1896 FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Arsenio Tuste sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Santiago Leizarraga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Carolo Sancho tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Altamira AFC's Carolo Sancho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Qian Kuan Bing in the 71st minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Qian Kuan Bing during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Banfield 1896 FC fully deserved thier win.