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Estadio Dudignac
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Froilan Tiso kicked off to start the match. In the 10th minute, Isidoro Gutierrez 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. 12 minutes into the game, Alvaro Nastasio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Banfield's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dudignac the free kick. Erubiel Sergi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francisco Escobar having to interfere. Erubiel Sergi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francisco Escobar having to interfere. After 21 played minutes Dudignac got a freekick which was hit by Robustiano Rami. After having played for 28 minutes, Alvaro Nastasio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Banfield's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alvaro Nastasio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 34th minute, Erubiel Sergi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dudignac fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Robustiano Rami could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Francisco Escobar made a huge save. If Erubiel Sergi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tadeo Lluciano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francisco Escobar having to interfere. If Esteve Baumer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 48 minutes of play, Dudignac's Erubiel Sergi made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Francisco Escobar was left in no man's land by his defense there! Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Erubiel Sergi to make the kick off. Francisco Escobar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robustiano Rami, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Isidoro Gutierrez blasted a shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Francisco Escobar having to make a save. Delmar Mikolas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Froilan Tiso, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Delmar Mikolas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alvaro Nastasio in the 64th minute. After 66 minutes, Robustiano Rami mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dudignac and the Banfield players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 66 played minutes Dudignac got a freekick which was hit by Robustiano Rami. Delmar Mikolas acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 67th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Israel Mateo. 71 minutes into the match, Dudignac's Erubiel Sergi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Francisco Escobar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Robustiano Rami had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leonides Herensuge received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Delmar Mikolas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Delmar Mikolas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Froilan Tiso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Dudignac's Tadeo Lluciano got a free kick in the 87th minute. When Erubiel Sergi came up free with the goalie in the 98th minute, the Dudignac 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 Erubiel Sergi couldn't finish the play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Dudignac had played much better football throughout.