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Julio Cesar Villagra
Spectators: 7719 (Terracing: 5790, Seating: 1775, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gustavo Eladio took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, C. A. BELGRANO's Gustavo Eladio ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Cristian Lucchetti. Cristian Lucchetti yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. 7 minutes into the game, Hakim Gaulin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Alfonso Festa was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sixto Kaiet in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristian Lucchetti saved Almirante Brown from getting behind. In the 14th match minute, C. A. BELGRANO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Silvio Valerio to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Eladio in the 16th minute of play forced Almirante Brown's goalkeeper Cristian Lucchetti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute, Mario Pacho hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 19th minute Özer Saltuk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alfonso Festa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 21 minutes had been played when some careless play by C. A. BELGRANO's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Fernando Ourente was slow to take the kick. During this time Almirante Brown's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Leonardo Sazon got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Alfonso Festa quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 22nd minute, Gustavo Eladio made a precise shot to the right of Cristian Lucchetti. Almirante Brown's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 27th minute of the game. One of Almirante Brown:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of C. A. BELGRANO:s goal. Almirante Brown:s Cristian Lucchetti showed great skill when he stopped Gustavo Eladio:s penalty. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Gustavo Eladio managed to get in a good position for a shot. C. A. BELGRANO's supporters rose to their feet, but Gustavo Eladio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cristian Lucchetti breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gustavo Eladio who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 34thth minute tested the skills of Cristian Lucchetti when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 36 minutes into the match, C. A. BELGRANO's goal looked a bit too open when Hakim Gaulin came free, but Alfonso Festa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alfonso Festa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Özer Saltuk in the 38th minute of play. Gustavo Eladio placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Özer Saltuk stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Cristian Lucchetti didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gustavo Eladio went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Gustavo Eladio blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cristian Lucchetti having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustavo Eladio in the 58th minute of play forced Almirante Brown's goalkeeper Cristian Lucchetti to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sixto Kaiet hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Onur Ali Cespan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cristian Lucchetti read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. When Onur Ali Cespan came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the C. A. BELGRANO fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Onur Ali Cespan couldn't finish the play. Jaime Alfonso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Onur Ali Cespan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Cristian Lucchetti read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. 84 minutes into the game, C. A. BELGRANO's Onur Ali Cespan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cristian Lucchetti made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. Almirante Brown's Cristian Lucchetti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Onur Ali Cespan in the 87th minute of play. In the 90th minute, Sixto Kaiet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Through an outstanding action, after 91 minutes, Alfonso Festa successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 93 minutes into the match, C. A. BELGRANO's goal looked a bit too open when Israel Suarez came free, but Alfonso Festa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the Almirante Brown players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for C. A. BELGRANO.