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George J. W. Burton
Spectators: 7198 (Terracing: 5400, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) Banfield 1896 FC's Santiago Leizarraga 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mei Jun Lang during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Banfield 1896 FC's Leandro Savion played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ernesto Cresconio in the 9th minute of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 21st minute of the game. One of Banfield 1896 FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Avellaneda:s goal. Banfield 1896 FC:s Leandro Savion showed great skill when he stopped Clodoveo Maureo:s penalty. 22 minutes into the game, Clodoveo Maureo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Leandro Savion was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Joel Venceslas took the ball and in the 29 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Leandro Savion. Leandro Savion dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Leandro Savion took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Venceslas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Leandro Savion made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Venceslas in the 34th minute of play. In the 42nd minute Maximiliano Viviano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leandro Savion saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rd minute, Maximiliano Viviano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Avellaneda fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Maximiliano Viviano stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Leandro Savion made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Venceslas in the 53rd minute of play. Leandro Savion made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Venceslas in the 54th minute of play. Leandro Savion didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ernesto Cresconio went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. Avellaneda's Hugo Vedillo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Qian Kuan Bing in the 64th minute of play. Avellaneda's Hugo Vedillo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mei Jun Lang in the 65th minute of play. Banfield 1896 FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 74th minute, when Erasmo Baleren scored to the left of an out of position Leandro Savion, making the score, 0-6. With a little luck, Banfield 1896 FC's Leandro Savion got control of the ball when Maximiliano Viviano tried to sneak it across the goal line. Leandro Savion made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Venceslas in the 82nd minute of play. Leandro Savion showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Venceslas, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Avellaneda's Hugo Vedillo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Qian Kuan Bing in the 96th minute of play. The Avellaneda supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Avellaneda would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.