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Monumental d Urquiza
Spectators: 7191 (Terracing: 5395, Seating: 1653, VIP seats: 143) C.A. LA BANDA's Abelardo Salvator started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to Verna AFC getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Lucio Elodio hit a great ball. 6 minutes into the match, Honorato Santo notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of C.A. LA BANDA's Victor Gorri. Victor Gorri was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Honorato Santo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Victor Gorri didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Honorato Santo went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Lucio Elodio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Victor Gorri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Honorato Santo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Victor Gorri was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Lucio Elodio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to Verna AFC getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Celestino Jago hit a great ball. C.A. LA BANDA's Tomás Claris couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 29th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Verna AFC. Honorato Santo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Victor Gorri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Verna AFC booed when C.A. LA BANDA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Albano Galsino didn't get a good kick on the ball. Honorato Santo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victor Gorri having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Honorato Santo in the 39th minute of play forced C.A. LA BANDA's goalkeeper Victor Gorri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Victor Gorri stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lucio Elodio's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. Victor Gorri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Honorato Santo, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Victor Gorri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucio Elodio, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. 53 minutes into the match, C.A. LA BANDA's goalkeeper Victor Gorri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Honorato Santo. With a little luck, C.A. LA BANDA's Victor Gorri got control of the ball when Honorato Santo tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 56th minute, Lucio Elodio 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. Honorato Santo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victor Gorri having to interfere. In the 59th minute, Abelardo Salvator hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 61st minute Lucio Elodio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victor Gorri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Victor Gorri made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Honorato Santo sent off a good shot on target. Honorato Santo's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 69thth minute, Victor Gorri skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Honorato Santo got free with Victor Gorri in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lucio Elodio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victor Gorri having to interfere. Honorato Santo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 92 played minutes C.A. LA BANDA got a freekick which was hit by Abelardo Salvator. Victor Gorri was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Lucio Elodio showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 96 minute of play. The Verna AFC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.