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Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Teodoro Salomon made the kick off which started today's match. In the 7th minute, Dave Fleming got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Gaspar Chuse recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 14 minutes into the match, Memphis Grizzlies's goal looked a bit too open when Teodoro Salomon came free, but Gez Winship reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th minute, Rene Henric ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gez Winship was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by José Luis Cuciuffo in the 21st minute of play forced ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's goalkeeper Faustino Horado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gez Winship made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orlando Guipuzkoa in the 25th minute of play. Gez Winship stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aaron Polentzi's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's Faustino Horado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Franky Van Der Elst in the 32nd minute of play. Ken Blackwater hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Teodoro Salomon scored 0-2 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gez Winship, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alfredo Rencio during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 43 played minutes ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ got a freekick which was hit by Alfredo Rencio. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teodoro Salomon in the 46th minute of play forced Memphis Grizzlies's goalkeeper Gez Winship to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Aaron Polentzi's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Gez Winship firmly grabbed it by the left post. Emiliano Orlondon made a great header on ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's corner, it was just that Memphis Grizzlies's Gez Winship managed to reach the ball for a save. After 69 played minutes ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ got a freekick which was hit by Benjamin Pudes. Memphis Grizzlies made a substitution. Lance Mowlem replaced Ken Blackwater. After a rather tough play, ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's Benjamin Pudes got a free kick in the 71st minute. Faustino Horado showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. 90 minutes into the game, Franz Henry cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Faustino Horado was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Memphis Grizzlies were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ to leave the ground with a draw.