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Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Mauricio Baldovino made the kick off which started today's match. Joaquin Nofre sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A hard shot 6 in the game by Severiano Taurino from a close distance when the talented Claudio Iturri managed to make a qualified save. Gladiadores's players were relieved. After some careless play in the Gladiadores defense, Jacinto Senon kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Claudio Iturri. The Gladiadores fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Claudio Iturri should have stopped the shot. After 12 minutes, Esteban Acuña mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Deportivo Balvanera and the Gladiadores players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 14th minute, Severiano Taurino made a precise shot to the right of Claudio Iturri. Gladiadores's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Claudio Iturri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severiano Taurino, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. In the 24th minute Joaquin Nofre shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudio Iturri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Diego Milito took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Claudio Iturri. Claudio Iturri dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. 30 minutes into the match, Gladiadores's goal looked a bit too open when Joaquin Nofre came free, but Claudio Iturri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Claudio Iturri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Severiano Taurino in the 32nd minute of play. After 36 minutes of play, Deportivo Balvanera's Joaquin Nofre made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Claudio Iturri was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gladiadores's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Joaquin Nofre 41 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 5-0. Cayetano Behe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zacarias Pero, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Joaquin Nofre received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Claudio Iturri came out and tried to block the shot, but Joaquin Nofre slotted it home off the left post making it 6-0 in the 47th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 6-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Joaquin Nofre made a kick off. The supporters of Gladiadores booed when Deportivo Balvanera was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacinto Senon didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 57th match minute, Gladiadores was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mauricio Baldovino to maneuver through the defense. Claudio Iturri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Diego Milito in the 60th minute of the match. Claudio Iturri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Severiano Taurino in the 61st minute of play. In the 63rd minute, Diego Milito left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Deportivo Balvanera fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. In the 70th match minute, Deportivo Balvanera was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Venancio Chaime to maneuver through the defense. In the 73rd minute Severiano Taurino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Claudio Iturri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Severiano Taurino took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Claudio Iturri. Claudio Iturri dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-0. Cayetano Behe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucio Montae, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Claudio Iturri didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Severiano Taurino went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 9-0 was the resulting score. 89 minutes into the match, Gladiadores's goal looked a bit too open when Joaquin Nofre came free, but Claudio Iturri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 92 minutes of play, Deportivo Balvanera's Esteban Acuña made it 11-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Claudio Iturri was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 95 minutes of play, Deportivo Balvanera's Jacinto Senon made it 12-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Claudio Iturri was left in no man's land by his defense there!