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José Amalfitani
Spectators: 7975 (Terracing: 5983, Seating: 1834, VIP seats: 158) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Keith Torrez kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in Vélez Sarsfield's zone, Arnaud Finney stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bastien Brunson came out of the goal and Arnaud Finney tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vélez Sarsfield's Keith Torrez got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dusty Hoover received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Rainier Drouin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Venice booed when Vélez Sarsfield was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nestor Goldsmith didn't get a good kick on the ball. 10 minutes into the match, Venice's Buster Hurt broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bryan DeGrasse in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bastien Brunson saved Vélez Sarsfield from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Vélez Sarsfield's Napoleon Fontaine got a free kick in the 15th minute. With a little luck, Venice's Rainier Drouin got control of the ball when Dusty Hoover tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Venice's Rainier Drouin got control of the ball when Dusty Hoover tried to sneak it across the goal line. Keith Torrez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Venice getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Arnaud Finney hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Vélez Sarsfield's Terry Temple tried to score from far away in the 29th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. If Bryan DeGrasse had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Vélez Sarsfield's Burl Werner got a free kick in the 35th minute. In the 36th minute, Bryan DeGrasse ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bastien Brunson was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Rainier Drouin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Keith Torrez, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Curt Butler charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Curt Butler the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Vélez Sarsfield booed when Venice was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Curt Butler didn't get a good kick on the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bryan DeGrasse to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd match minute, Venice was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Buster Hurt to maneuver through the defense. Rainier Drouin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Keith Torrez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 64 minutes Venice's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Terry Temple who took care of the corner kick. Terry Temple made a great header on Vélez Sarsfield's corner, it was just that Venice's Rainier Drouin managed to reach the ball for a save. Venice's Curt Butler got his second yellow card of the match in the 65th minute. The referee ordered Curt Butler off the ground. In the 66th match minute, Venice was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Curt Butler to maneuver through the defense. Vélez Sarsfield's Terry Temple couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 67th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Venice. Venice's Rainier Drouin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dusty Hoover in the 70th minute of play. When Jake Myers fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Venice's protests and gave Jake Myers a yellow card for diving instead. Jake Myers hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Rainier Drouin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Keith Torrez, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Arnaud Finney kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Luis Connors received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Bastien Brunson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bryan DeGrasse received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Bastien Brunson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 82 minutes, Luis Connors managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Venice's supporters crossed their fingers, but Luis Connors was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bastien Brunson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerry Guérette in the 84th minute of the match. Dusty Hoover fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rainier Drouin having to interfere. Rainier Drouin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dusty Hoover, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Venice walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.