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Jose Amalfitani
Spectators: 4667 (Terracing: 3000, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 10) Ricardo Cordarin made the kick off and thus started the match. Zinedine Zidane's Luciano Omero got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luciano Pietro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artemio Ermano in the 4th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luciano Omero in the 5th minute of play forced Velez Sarsfield's goalkeeper Luciano Pietro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luciano Pietro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luciano Omero went, in the 6th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Luciano Pietro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teobald Huk, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. The supporters of Zinedine Zidane booed when Velez Sarsfield was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerardo Benet didn't get a good kick on the ball. Velez Sarsfield's Ricardo Cordarin got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Luciano Pietro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luciano Omero in the 14th minute of the match. In the 17th minute Luciano Omero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luciano Pietro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 19 played minutes Zinedine Zidane got a freekick which was hit by Luisinho de Mendonça. Hector Nel made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Ricardo Cordarin sent off a good shot on target. Ricardo Cordarin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hector Nel having to make a save. Remigio Gergori hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Ricardo Cordarin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hector Nel having to interfere. Pablo Nayely kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. In the 39th minute, Zinedine Zidane's Kristoffer Blomqvist seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Kristoffer Blomqvist the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Zinedine Zidane protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Kristoffer Blomqvist had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The wind increased when Artemio Ermano made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Velez Sarsfield's Ricardo Cordarin got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Luciano Pietro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artemio Ermano in the 54th minute of the match. 58 minutes into the match, Zinedine Zidane's goal looked a bit too open when Heine Sebelin came free, but Hector Nel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Ricardo Cordarin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Velez Sarsfield's German Gilesindo got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Luciano Pietro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artemio Ermano in the 64th minute of the match. Luciano Pietro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Artemio Ermano in the 66th minute of play. Luciano Pietro was out of position in the 66 minute of play, and Artemio Ermano capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Artemio Ermano really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. Luciano Pietro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artemio Ermano, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Ricardo Cordarin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Velez Sarsfield's supporters rose to their feet, but Ricardo Cordarin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hector Nel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Hector Nel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardo Cordarin, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. When Ricardo Cordarin got free in front of the goal in the 83rd minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Hector Nel was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Velez Sarsfield's Ricardo Cordarin got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cesar Ignazio hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. A collision led to Velez Sarsfield getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Ricardo Cordarin hit a great ball. Velez Sarsfield made a substitution. Robustiano Dimas replaced Gerardo Benet. A collision led to Velez Sarsfield getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Ricardo Cordarin hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Teobald Huk got free with Luciano Pietro in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.