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Cojango
Spectators: 6631 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1631, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Froilan Tiso took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Oscar Bernaldo came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Cojango 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 Oscar Bernaldo couldn't finish the play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Cojango fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 7th minute. Penalty! In the 9th minute there was a penalty for Banfield. Israel Mateo stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Atilano Martino. 0-1. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cojango's goalkeeper Atilano Martino, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 14thth minute of the game Froilan Tiso who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cojango's Atilano Martino was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Ambrosio Marquez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cojango's supporters rose to their feet, but Ambrosio Marquez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Francisco Escobar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Francisco Escobar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oscar Bernaldo, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Froilan Tiso took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Atilano Martino. Atilano Martino dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. The audience was convinced that Froilan Tiso's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Atilano Martino was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Ambrosio Marquez struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Francisco Escobar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cojango. After a defensive mix-up in Cojango's zone, Alvaro Nastasio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Atilano Martino came out of the goal and Alvaro Nastasio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Banfield's zone, Oscar Bernaldo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Francisco Escobar came out of the goal and Oscar Bernaldo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Oscar Bernaldo was the one to do the kick off. Oscar Bernaldo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Francisco Escobar having to interfere. Domingo Ieltxu hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Froilan Tiso blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Atilano Martino having to make a save. In the 66th minute Ambrosio Marquez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisco Escobar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Cojango getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Domingo Ieltxu hit a great ball. In the 77th minute, Cojango's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Alvaro Nastasio fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Oscar Bernaldo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Francisco Escobar read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Banfield's zone, Ambrosio Marquez stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Francisco Escobar came out of the goal and Ambrosio Marquez tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Froilan Tiso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Atilano Martino having to interfere. The Banfield supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Banfield would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.