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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jose Field made the kick off which started today's match. Deportivo Balvanera's Abel Neron played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lawrence Eckert in the 8th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Leandro Cordarin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Preston Esposito was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Preston Esposito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jose Aritza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO defense, Eusebio Lehoi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Preston Esposito. The DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Preston Esposito should have stopped the shot. Preston Esposito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jose Aritza in the 32nd minute of play. 33 minutes into the game, Placido Cordarell was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Deportivo Balvanera's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO the free kick. In the 33rd minute, Placido Cordarell hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 36 minutes into the match, Deportivo Balvanera's Placido Cordarell sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Preston Esposito narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Preston Esposito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jose Aritza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Preston Esposito didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jose Aritza went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Preston Esposito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leandro Cordarin in the 46th minute of the match. 47 minutes into the game, Leandro Cordarin recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Preston Esposito. Leandro Cordarin showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Leandro Cordarin made a kick off. Preston Esposito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eusebio Lehoi in the 54th minute of the match. Preston Esposito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leandro Cordarin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Leandro Cordarin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Preston Esposito was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. The Deportivo Balvanera fans' excitement grew in the 64th match minute when Deportivo Balvanera's Leandro Cordarin looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Deportivo Balvanera's Florencio Paz was substituted for Lorenzo Berto. Rocco Espinosa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Preston Esposito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilberto Inautzi in the 74th minute of the match. Preston Esposito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jose Aritza in the 75th minute of the match. Preston Esposito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jose Aritza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Preston Esposito didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Leandro Cordarin went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. Preston Esposito made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jose Aritza in the 88th minute of play. In the 91st minute Jose Aritza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Preston Esposito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Preston Esposito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rene Restu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Preston Esposito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rene Restu, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. DIABLO ROJO CALIFORNIANO's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.