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Benítez
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Velez Sarsfield's Ermegildo Santo 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. 5 minutes into the match, Lion FC's goalkeeper Diego Belmiro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Damaso Maiorga. Diego Belmiro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Humberto Urbes in the 6th minute of play. Diego Belmiro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ermegildo Santo in the 11th minute of the match. Amado Bernal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pascual Etxatxu in the 17th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Pascual Etxatxu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Amado Bernal was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. 19 minutes into the game, Paolo Domenec was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lion FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Velez Sarsfield the free kick. A collision led to Lion FC getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Paolo Domenec hit a great ball. Diego Belmiro made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Fernan Fonda sent off a good shot on target. Diego Belmiro stood somewhat misplaced when Ermegildo Santo came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 22 minute. 31 minutes into the match, Lion FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ermegildo Santo came free, but Diego Belmiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Humberto Urbes charged in rather forcefully in the 38th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Humberto Urbes the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Velez Sarsfield getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Humberto Urbes hit a great ball. If Pascual Etxatxu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Pascual Etxatxu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 47th minute Ermegildo Santo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Diego Belmiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Pascual Etxatxu was the one to do the kick off. Lion FC's Bonifacio Maurino got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Amado Bernal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bonifacio Maurino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee gave Velez Sarsfield a penalty, 63 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Eloy Vermudo, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Lion FC's Diego Belmiro. 3-0. 71 minutes into the match, Lion FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ermegildo Santo came free, but Diego Belmiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Fernan Fonda had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 74 minutes into the match, Damaso Maiorga notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Lion FC's Diego Belmiro. Diego Belmiro was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Lion FC's Diego Belmiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ermegildo Santo in the 83rd minute of play. Pascual Etxatxu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pascual Etxatxu in the 97th minute of play forced Velez Sarsfield's goalkeeper Amado Bernal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.