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Brigadier Isaac
Spectators: 8501 (Terracing: 6377, Seating: 1955, VIP seats: 169) 2 minutes into the match, Boca Juniors's goalkeeper Roman Rollins had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stan Craft. Boca Juniors's Cyryl Karpinski got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ernie Dixon in the 8th minute of play forced Banfield FI's goalkeeper Markus Bachman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Quinton Rivers got free with Roman Rollins in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Leon Ledochowski hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. In the 19th minute Cyryl Karpinski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Markus Bachman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Boca Juniors booed when Banfield FI was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Quinton Rivers didn't get a good kick on the ball. Markus Bachman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jason Stuart, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. 23 minutes into the match, Banfield FI's goal looked a bit too open when Cyryl Karpinski came free, but Markus Bachman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Stan Craft could shoot a difficult shot in the 24th minute, which Roman Rollins however easily saved by the left post. Banfield FI were awarded a corner in the 26th minute after Boca Juniors's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Maurício Roriz took the corner. The corner led Banfield FI's Maurício Roriz to fire away a dangerous shot which Roman Rollins despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 27 minutes into the match, Boca Juniors's goalkeeper Roman Rollins had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Quinton Rivers. In the 30th minute of the match Banfield FI got a corner. Boca Juniors's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Maurício Roriz ran over to the corner to take the kick. Leon Ledochowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Virgilio Cowan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Roman Rollins tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 37th minute Ernie Dixon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Markus Bachman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Quinton Rivers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Banfield FI booed when Boca Juniors was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tristan Mansfield didn't get a good kick on the ball. Banfield FI's Virgilio Cowan got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Roman Rollins took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leon Ledochowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ernie Dixon to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shelby Cruz in the 53rd minute of play forced Banfield FI's goalkeeper Markus Bachman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 54th minute, Stan Craft ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Roman Rollins was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. The Banfield FI fans' excitement grew in the 57th match minute when Banfield FI's Quinton Rivers looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 64 played minutes Boca Juniors got a freekick which was hit by Tristan Mansfield. The crowd rose to their feet as Cyryl Karpinski kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Markus Bachman. That made the score 2-1 in the 66 minute of play. Boca Juniors's J.C. Ogden was substituted for Ernie Dixon. Banfield FI's Markus Bachman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Banfield FI from getting a goal against them. Boca Juniors's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Rich Jean in the 71st minute. 72 minutes into the match, Banfield FI's goal looked a bit too open when J.C. Ogden came free, but Markus Bachman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Markus Bachman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from J.C. Ogden, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Boca Juniors's J.C. Ogden slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Markus Bachman. That made the score 2-2 after 76 minutes of play. Boca Juniors made a substitution. Vitinho Diniz replaced Cyryl Karpinski. Markus Bachman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from J.C. Ogden, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 85th minute, Shelby Cruz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Boca Juniors getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Shelby Cruz hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Boca Juniors's zone, Leon Ledochowski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roman Rollins came out of the goal and Leon Ledochowski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 90th minute Rich Jean shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Markus Bachman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Banfield FI's Markus Bachman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by J.C. Ogden in the 92nd minute of play. After having played for 93 minutes, Stan Craft managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Banfield FI's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stan Craft was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.