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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Leandro Cordarin took the kick off in the first half of the match. If José Luis Cuciuffo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Abel Neron took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Luis Cuciuffo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gez Winship showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Placido Cordarell in the 9th minute of the match. Santiago Sosa hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Deportivo Balvanera's Placido Cordarell slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gez Winship. That made the score 1-0 after 13 minutes of play. Abel Neron didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Franky Van Der Elst went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. José Luis Cuciuffo struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Abel Neron didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Memphis Grizzlies. Abel Neron made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from José Luis Cuciuffo in the 36th minute of play. Deportivo Balvanera's Abel Neron played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franky Van Der Elst in the 48th minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for José Luis Cuciuffo to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute of the match, José Luis Cuciuffo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Abel Neron was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Dave Fleming managed to get in a good position for a shot. Memphis Grizzlies's supporters rose to their feet, but Dave Fleming was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abel Neron breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Leandro Cordarin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gez Winship was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Abel Neron made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when José Luis Cuciuffo sent off a good shot on target. Abel Neron made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when José Luis Cuciuffo sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Placido Cordarell during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 66th minute, Placido Cordarell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Memphis Grizzlies's Brian Patterson was substituted for Harry Johnson. Deportivo Balvanera's Bonifacio Petrigai was substituted for Octavio Pes. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Balvanera's Placido Cordarell got a free kick in the 67th minute. The supporters of Deportivo Balvanera booed when Memphis Grizzlies was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Harvey McLiam Wilson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Franz Henry hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Jose Aritza took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 73rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gez Winship. Memphis Grizzlies's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Memphis Grizzlies's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Dave Fleming in the 78th minute. The corner ended in Dave Fleming almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Deportivo Balvanera's Abel Neron did a great save. Gez Winship stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eusebio Lehoi's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. In the 83rd minute Peter Wiltshire shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abel Neron saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Rene Restu put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Gez Winship. Santiago Sosa was shown his second yellow card after 89 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of Memphis Grizzlies booed when Deportivo Balvanera was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santiago Sosa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Deportivo Balvanera's Abel Neron played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dave Fleming in the 91st minute of play. In the 91st minute, Dave Fleming ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Abel Neron was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. In the 94th minute Eusebio Lehoi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gez Winship saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 95th minute, Placido Cordarell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abel Neron made an important save on a dangerous shot by Franz Henry in the 96th minute. The Memphis Grizzlies players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Deportivo Balvanera from taking control. The game ends in a draw.