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Estadio F. Sola
Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Marciano Cordarryl made the kick off which started today's match. Marciano Cordarryl sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 10th minute, Baldomero Cordaro fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Jaime Lorien, passed just outside the right post. Marciano Cordarryl received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Juan Rayman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Club Atlético Banfield getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Rosendo Evis hit a great ball. Arsenio Florian's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Juan Rayman read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 17th minute of play. Rosario Central's Jaime Lorien proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Rosario Central from getting a goal against them. Rosario Central's Marciano Cordarryl got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marciano Cordarryl sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Marciano Cordarryl's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Juan Rayman was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Juan Rayman didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edgardo Valente went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Juan Rayman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marciano Cordarryl, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Remigio Havier in the 45th minute of play forced Rosario Central's goalkeeper Jaime Lorien to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 46 minutes into the match, Rosario Central's goal looked a bit too open when Baldomero Cordaro came free, but Jaime Lorien reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Baldomero Cordaro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After having played for 52 minutes, Baldomero Cordaro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Club Atlético Banfield's supporters crossed their fingers, but Baldomero Cordaro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Raul Mendiko fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rosario Central's protests and gave Raul Mendiko a yellow card for diving instead. After 54 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Rosario Central! The referee gave Club Atlético Banfield a penalty, 55 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Rosendo Evis, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Rosario Central's Jaime Lorien. 2-1. Arsenio Florian fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juan Rayman having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Remigio Havier in the 67th minute of play forced Rosario Central's goalkeeper Jaime Lorien to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Baldomero Cordaro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jaime Lorien having to interfere. If Remigio Havier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 78 minutes into the match, Rosario Central's goal looked a bit too open when Baldomero Cordaro came free, but Jaime Lorien reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jaime Lorien showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baldomero Cordaro in the 84th minute of the match. After 93 minutes, Fabian Perez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club Atlético Banfield and the Rosario Central players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 95th match minute, Club Atlético Banfield was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabian Perez to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Rosario Central's Amadeo Eutropio tried to score from far away in the 96th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Club Atlético Banfield had won after a very even match.