League

Jose Amalfitani
Spectators: 4500 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 500, VIP seats: 0) Shanghai motors FC's Cipriano Aires 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. If Uranko Nišić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Ján Seman fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Shanghai motors FC's protests and gave Ján Seman a yellow card for diving instead. Ján Seman kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Armando Beat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cipriano Aires in the 15th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Velez Sarsfield's Albino Johans got a free kick in the 18th minute. In the 20th match minute, Velez Sarsfield was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Albino Johans to maneuver through the defense. In the 22nd minute Remigio Nabar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armando Beat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Virgilio Mederi struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Armando Beat didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Shanghai motors FC. If Cipriano Aires had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Shanghai motors FC's Melquiades Theodore got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 31st minute, Placido Tximitx hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 32 minutes into the game, Ján Seman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Armando Beat was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Cipriano Aires received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Armando Beat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Melquiades Theodore struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Armando Beat didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Shanghai motors FC. In the 39thth minute of the game Cipriano Aires who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Velez Sarsfield's Armando Beat was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Remigio Nabar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Shanghai motors FC's Cipriano Aires got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Cipriano Aires sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The Velez Sarsfield players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Shanghai motors FC were winning 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Placido Tximitx to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Ján Seman 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. When the match had gone on for 54 minutes, Cipriano Aires put it in 0-3 from a short distance just to the right of Armando Beat. Armando Beat was a little too slow when Cipriano Aires got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 57th minute. The score was now 0-4. Ján Seman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After having played for 71 minutes, Cipriano Aires managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Shanghai motors FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cipriano Aires was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Shanghai motors FC's Ján Seman got a free kick in the 78th minute. With a little luck, Velez Sarsfield's Armando Beat got control of the ball when Uranko Nišić tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some careless play in the Velez Sarsfield defense, Cipriano Aires kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Armando Beat. The Velez Sarsfield fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Armando Beat should have stopped the shot. Shanghai motors FC's Silvio Crescencio was substituted for Cipriano Aires. In the 86th match minute, Shanghai motors FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ján Seman to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Velez Sarsfield's Albino Johans got a free kick in the 88th minute. Armando Beat showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silvio Crescencio, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Ján Seman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Armando Beat made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Silvio Crescencio sent off a good shot on target. Shanghai motors FC's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.