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La Fortaleza
Spectators: 8054 (Terracing: 6042, Seating: 1852, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bradly Salinas started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Chance Ewing was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Club Atlético Lanús's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Victoria the free kick. The supporters of Victoria booed when Club Atlético Lanús was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Chance Ewing didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denver Chester in the 4th minute of play forced Club Atlético Lanús's goalkeeper Yu Zhen Zhen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rickie Bingham who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 6thth minute tested the skills of Shelby Mercer when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Victoria's Shelby Mercer proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Victoria from getting a goal against them. 21 minutes into the game, Rickie Bingham cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Shelby Mercer was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Rickie Bingham's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 26thth minute, Shelby Mercer skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 38th minute, Rickie Bingham made a precise shot to the right of Shelby Mercer. Victoria's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Victoria's Shelby Mercer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jerome Keyes in the 43rd minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Rickie Bingham made the kick off in the second half. Victoria's Shelby Mercer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matthew Zaragoza in the 51st minute of play. After 54 minutes, Terrell Lunsford mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Victoria and the Club Atlético Lanús players grew even worse after the yellow card. Terrell Lunsford kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Club Atlético Lanús's Marian Rekowski got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Club Atlético Lanús made a substitution. Dallas Huff replaced Matthew Zaragoza. In the 64th minute, Dallas Huff made a precise shot to the right of Shelby Mercer. Victoria's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. In the 69th minute the ball was on its way in behind Club Atlético Lanús's goalkeeper Yu Zhen Zhen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 81 minutes of play, Club Atlético Lanús's Rickie Bingham made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Shelby Mercer was left in no man's land by his defense there! 86 minutes into the match, Dallas Huff had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Shelby Mercer. Victoria's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dallas Huff was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Chance Ewing was shown his second yellow card after 89 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Chance Ewing kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. The supporters of Club Atlético Lanús booed when Victoria was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Terrell Lunsford didn't get a good kick on the ball. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Club Atlético Lanús fully deserved thier win.