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Baltasar Lawrence
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Polo Quinteros kicked off to start the match. When the match clock showed 3 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Damaso Lain sped through Santa Lucia de Merlo's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Florentino Herauso. Santa Lucia de Merlo's Florentino Herauso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damaso Lain in the 7th minute of play. In the 9th minute Aldo Hartz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kim-André van der Schans saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th minute Vαʅʅιɱαɳƈα FC were awarded a corner. Honorio Geleberto went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Vαʅʅιɱαɳƈα FC's corner Honorio Geleberto fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Florentino Herauso quite easily take care of the ball. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind Santa Lucia de Merlo's goalkeeper Florentino Herauso, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Vαʅʅιɱαɳƈα FC's Kim-André van der Schans got control of the ball when Polo Quinteros tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Polo Quinteros got free with Kim-André van der Schans in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Vαʅʅιɱαɳƈα FC's zone, Polo Quinteros stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kim-André van der Schans came out of the goal and Polo Quinteros tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Santa Lucia de Merlo's Benjamin Lehoi was substituted for Aldo Hartz. Santa Lucia de Merlo made a substitution. M. Agus Young replaced Polo Quinteros.

The wind increased when Damaso Lain made the kick off in the second half. Kim-André van der Schans showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from M. Agus Young in the 58th minute of the match. M. Agus Young's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kim-André van der Schans read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. After 60 minutes, Sergio Berdaitz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Santa Lucia de Merlo and the Vαʅʅιɱαɳƈα FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 60th minute, Sergio Berdaitz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Santa Lucia de Merlo's goalkeeper Florentino Herauso, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Santa Lucia de Merlo's Sergio Berdaitz got a free kick in the 65th minute. After some careless play in the Santa Lucia de Merlo defense, Damaso Lain kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Florentino Herauso. The Santa Lucia de Merlo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Florentino Herauso should have stopped the shot. Damaso Lain's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Florentino Herauso read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 75th minute of play. In the 76thth minute of the game M. Agus Young who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vαʅʅιɱαɳƈα FC's Kim-André van der Schans was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 76thth minute of the game M. Agus Young who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Vαʅʅιɱαɳƈα FC's Kim-André van der Schans was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 80th minute of the match Vαʅʅιɱαɳƈα FC got a corner. Santa Lucia de Merlo's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Honorio Geleberto ran over to the corner to take the kick. Domingo Cresconio hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. 89 minutes into the match, Santa Lucia de Merlo's M. Agus Young sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kim-André van der Schans narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Vαʅʅιɱαɳƈα FC's Kim-André van der Schans played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by M. Agus Young in the 94th minute of play. The Vαʅʅιɱαɳƈα FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Vαʅʅιɱαɳƈα FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.