Official Cup

Humberto Bassadone
Spectators: 144 (Terracing: 109, Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) Argentino de Banfield's Hermengildo Ishmael started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Leonides Valentine showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luís Fabiano Mattos, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Omar Rosalio hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 4th minute of the match Jorginho Britto shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Leonides Valentine showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 8th minute of the match, Hermengildo Ishmael tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but André Sena saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. André Sena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lavan Querubin, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hermengildo Ishmael in the 14th minute of play forced Uruguaiana's goalkeeper André Sena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hermengildo Ishmael fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without André Sena having to interfere. In the 26th minute Jorginho Britto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leonides Valentine saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leonides Valentine didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Luís Fabiano Mattos went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 30th play minute Raimundo Castulo came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised André Sena. 1-1. When Abelardo Gonçalves fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Uruguaiana's protests and gave Abelardo Gonçalves a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Uruguaiana getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Abelardo Gonçalves hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hermengildo Ishmael in the 33rd minute of play forced Uruguaiana's goalkeeper André Sena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. André Sena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lavan Querubin in the 34th minute of the match. In the 36th minute Raimundo Castulo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Sena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Raimundo Castulo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but André Sena made a huge save. Uruguaiana's André Sena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aurelio Nesor in the 43rd minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Luís Fabiano Mattos was the one to do the kick off. When Argentino de Banfield's Aurelio Nesor in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Uruguaiana's goalie prevented a goal. In the 52nd minute Lavan Querubin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but André Sena saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. André Sena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hermengildo Ishmael, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. André Sena showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lavan Querubin in the 60th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcelo Sousa in the 61st minute of play forced Argentino de Banfield's goalkeeper Leonides Valentine to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. André Sena made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lavan Querubin in the 62nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Uruguaiana's Jorginho Britto got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Luís Fabiano Mattos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Leonides Valentine having to make a save. Uruguaiana's Marquinhos Diniz was substituted for Silas Esteves. Uruguaiana's Gerson Couto was substituted for Marcelo Sousa. Uruguaiana made a substitution. Flávio Veloso replaced Luís Fabiano Mattos. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hermengildo Ishmael in the 74th minute of play forced Uruguaiana's goalkeeper André Sena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 76 minutes into the match, Argentino de Banfield's goalkeeper Leonides Valentine had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jorginho Britto. Flávio Veloso was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. André Sena showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aurelio Nesor, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Uruguaiana's attentive Marquinhos Diniz managed to snatch the ball when Raimundo Castulo made a throw-in in the 84th minute of the game. 87 minutes into the match, Uruguaiana's goal looked a bit too open when Raimundo Castulo came free, but André Sena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Uruguaiana's Gerson Couto quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Raimundo Castulo, made in the 88th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Aurelio Nesor's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but André Sena was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. A collision led to Argentino de Banfield getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Raimundo Castulo hit a great ball. Argentino de Banfield were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.