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Monumental Stadium
Spectators: 7460 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1800, VIP seats: 160) In the 5th minute, one of Argentina:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Argentina. 9 minutes into the game, one of Blandford Forum:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Felipe Baptista went to the wrong direction when Rudy Rey was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Francisco Umanzor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Felipe Baptista having to interfere. Francisco Umanzor received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Felipe Baptista tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Blandford Forum's goalkeeper Felipe Baptista, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Argentina's Paolo Reyes got a free kick in the 21st minute. Ladislao Bran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rony Gutierrez in the 22nd minute of play. Ladislao Bran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Avilio Jimenez in the 23rd minute of play. Ladislao Bran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Avilio Jimenez in the 26th minute of play. 27 minutes into the game, Francisco Umanzor was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Argentina's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Blandford Forum the free kick. After a rather tough play, Argentina's Francisco Umanzor got a free kick in the 27th minute. Ladislao Bran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Avilio Jimenez in the 30th minute of the match. In the 31st minute, Francisco Umanzor 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. Ladislao Bran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Avilio Jimenez in the 34th minute of the match. 37 minutes into the game, Francisco Umanzor recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Felipe Baptista. Francisco Umanzor showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. After a rather tough play, Argentina's Alberto Cortez got a free kick in the 40th minute. Felipe Baptista showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisco Umanzor, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. With a little luck, Blandford Forum's Felipe Baptista got control of the ball when Francisco Umanzor tried to sneak it across the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Avilio Jimenez made the kick off in the second half. Felipe Baptista showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francisco Umanzor in the 54th minute of the match. When Omar Barrera fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Blandford Forum's protests and gave Omar Barrera a yellow card for diving instead. Omar Barrera kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Argentina's Edwin Corpeño got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Blandford Forum's Felipe Baptista played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Francisco Umanzor in the 58th minute of play. If Francisco Umanzor had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 68 minutes, Rony Gutierrez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Blandford Forum's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rony Gutierrez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Argentina fans' excitement grew in the 70th match minute when Argentina's Francisco Umanzor 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. The supporters of Argentina booed when Blandford Forum was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erick Menjivar didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 80th minute, Francisco Umanzor 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. 87 minutes into the match, Blandford Forum's goal looked a bit too open when Edwin Corpeño came free, but Felipe Baptista reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Blandford Forum's Alejandro Navarro got a free kick in the 92nd minute. After having played for 94 minutes, Francisco Umanzor managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Argentina's supporters crossed their fingers, but Francisco Umanzor was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Francisco Umanzor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 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. Argentina fully deserved thier win.