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Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Victoriano Bernaldo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jérémie Boix in the 3rd minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Los Muchachos del 86's goal looked a bit too open when Darryl Buckner came free, but Atahan Balon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Atahan Balon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Darryl Buckner's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. In the 14th minute, Darryl Buckner 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. Victoriano Bernaldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saverio Brion, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. The audience was convinced that Darryl Buckner's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Atahan Balon was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. 20 minutes into the match, Los Muchachos del 86's Saverio Brion sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Victoriano Bernaldo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 29th minute Darryl Buckner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Atahan Balon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Los Muchachos del 86's Atahan Balon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Los Muchachos del 86 from getting a goal against them. 36 minutes into the match, Los Muchachos del 86's Jérémie Boix sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Victoriano Bernaldo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Saverio Brion struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Victoriano Bernaldo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Los Muchachos del 86. After 40 played minutes Dep Colonia Avellaneda got a freekick which was hit by Darryl Buckner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saverio Brion in the 41st minute of play forced Dep Colonia Avellaneda's goalkeeper Victoriano Bernaldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Los Muchachos del 86's Saverio Brion got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Saverio Brion in the 47th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Victoriano Bernaldo saved Dep Colonia Avellaneda from getting behind. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Darryl Buckner stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Atahan Balon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leopoldo Rosa in the 54th minute of play. 55 minutes had been played when some careless play by Los Muchachos del 86's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Claudio Cerritos was slow to take the kick. During this time Dep Colonia Avellaneda's players had a chance to rest. Nicanor Izel took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 57th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Atahan Balon. Los Muchachos del 86's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 59 minutes, Darryl Buckner made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Los Muchachos del 86's Atahan Balon tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 64th minute, Darryl Buckner 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Darryl Buckner in the 65th minute of play forced Los Muchachos del 86's goalkeeper Atahan Balon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 67 minutes into the match, Saverio Brion had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Victoriano Bernaldo. Dep Colonia Avellaneda's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Saverio Brion was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saverio Brion in the 72nd minute of play forced Dep Colonia Avellaneda's goalkeeper Victoriano Bernaldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Jérémie Boix put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Victoriano Bernaldo. Los Muchachos del 86's Fabio Bencivenni was substituted for Jérémie Boix. With a little luck, Dep Colonia Avellaneda's Victoriano Bernaldo got control of the ball when Fabio Bencivenni tried to sneak it across the goal line. Darryl Buckner struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Atahan Balon didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dep Colonia Avellaneda. In the 89th minute Darryl Buckner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Atahan Balon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.