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Estadio F. Sola
Spectators: 7232 (Terracing: 5426, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Emilio Alvarez kicked off to start the match. When the match had gone on for 7 minutes, Emilio Alvarez put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Juan Rayman. In the 15th minute, Emilio Alvarez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The canarios AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. After a rather tough play, canarios AFC's Tadeo Guillelmus got a free kick in the 21st minute. 28 minutes into the match, Club Atlético Banfield's goal looked a bit too open when Mauro Celipe came free, but Juan Rayman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Club Atlético Banfield's Remigio Havier managed to work through canarios AFC's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Remigio Havier dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. 40 minutes into the match, Emilio Alvarez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Juan Rayman. Club Atlético Banfield's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Emilio Alvarez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. After a defensive mix-up in canarios AFC's zone, Baldomero Cordaro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roberto Macario came out of the goal and Baldomero Cordaro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Baldomero Cordaro to make the kick off. Ildefonso Vincent took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 51st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Juan Rayman. Club Atlético Banfield's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Remigio Havier in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roberto Macario saved canarios AFC from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emilio Alvarez in the 57th minute of play forced Club Atlético Banfield's goalkeeper Juan Rayman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Remigio Havier in the 64th minute of play forced canarios AFC's goalkeeper Roberto Macario to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emilio Alvarez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Juan Rayman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 71st minute, Baldomero Cordaro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Club Atlético Banfield fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Baldomero Cordaro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Roberto Macario tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 77 minutes into the match, Club Atlético Banfield's Rosendo Evis broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After having played for 82 minutes, Emilio Alvarez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. canarios AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Emilio Alvarez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mauro Celipe could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Juan Rayman made a huge save. Baldomero Cordaro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Roberto Macario tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched canarios AFC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.