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Crocodile Stadium
Spectators: 6600 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 100) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ricardo Lord made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Tapıl Street's Zane Monroe got a free kick in the 5th minute. Jess Estrada made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardo Lord in the 9th minute of play. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind C. A. Ituzaingó's goalkeeper Harry Walden, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Edmundo Hinds might have been able to make a better finish in the 13th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jess Estrada. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edmundo Hinds ran back to his position shaking his head. Ricardo Lord struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Jess Estrada didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for C. A. Ituzaingó. If Louie Taylor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jess Estrada took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmundo Hinds, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edmundo Hinds sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 29th minute Edmundo Hinds shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jess Estrada saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ricardo Lord sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ricardo Lord in the 47th minute of play forced Tapıl Street's goalkeeper Jess Estrada to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After taking down the ball on C. A. Ituzaingó's corner Rick Hammond fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jess Estrada quite easily take care of the ball. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Louie Taylor to make the kick off. If Edmundo Hinds had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Edmundo Hinds sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rick Hammond took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 61st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jess Estrada. Tapıl Street's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Rick Hammond hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. The supporters of C. A. Ituzaingó booed when Tapıl Street was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kareem Zimmerman didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Tapıl Street's goalkeeper Jess Estrada, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Edmundo Hinds fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jess Estrada having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 81st minute by Edmundo Hinds got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Jess Estrada showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ricardo Lord in the 84th minute of the match. With a little luck, Tapıl Street's Jess Estrada got control of the ball when Edmundo Hinds tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jess Estrada showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Lord, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. In the 98th minute, C. A. Ituzaingó's Ricardo Lord ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Jess Estrada. Jess Estrada yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-1. C. A. Ituzaingó's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.