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Spectators: 8070 (Terracing: 6054, Seating: 1856, VIP seats: 160) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Friedrich Nietzsche started the match with the kick off. Maksymilian Chowaniec kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Yu Zhen Zhen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maksymilian Chowaniec in the 5th minute of the match. Valdo Falcão came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by Club Atlético Lanús's Matthew Zaragoza. But to his dismay, Matthew Zaragoza quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. 9 minutes into the game, Homer Ware 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 Corning FC the free kick. Homer Ware hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. 12 minutes into the match, Club Atlético Lanús's goal looked a bit too open when Maksymilian Chowaniec came free, but Yu Zhen Zhen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14th minute, Lucjan Ferfecki hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 18th minute, Club Atlético Lanús's Homer Ware seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Homer Ware the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Club Atlético Lanús protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Homer Ware had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. A collision led to Club Atlético Lanús getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Homer Ware hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Club Atlético Lanús's zone, Quinton Alden stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yu Zhen Zhen came out of the goal and Quinton Alden tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Quinton Alden hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Rickie Bingham recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Friedrich Nietzsche took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yu Zhen Zhen. Yu Zhen Zhen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Yu Zhen Zhen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maksymilian Chowaniec, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Yu Zhen Zhen didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Corning FC's Friedrich Nietzsche shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-2 in the ordered_time% minute. 35 minutes into the match, Friedrich Nietzsche had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yu Zhen Zhen. Club Atlético Lanús's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Friedrich Nietzsche was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. A collision led to Club Atlético Lanús getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Rickie Bingham hit a great ball. Yu Zhen Zhen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maksymilian Chowaniec, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rickie Bingham made a kick off. Valdo Falcão took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rickie Bingham, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Emerson Matos charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emerson Matos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Corning FC's Emerson Matos got a free kick in the 61st minute. Club Atlético Lanús made a substitution. Dallas Huff replaced Matthew Zaragoza. Rickie Bingham took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 63rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Valdo Falcão. Corning FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ben Gould sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rickie Bingham scored 2-3 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Valdo Falcão, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 81st minute, Corning FC's Maksymilian Chowaniec dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-4. After 87 minutes of play, Corning FC's Maksymilian Chowaniec made it 2-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yu Zhen Zhen was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Friedrich Nietzsche in the 91st 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. Chants of Corning FC echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Club Atlético Lanús had held the ball for most of the match.