La Bombonera
Spectators: 166 (Terracing: 125,
Seating: 38, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Uriel Ferrer made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, Defensores de Lombroso's goal looked a bit too open when Marsilam Sangaji came free, but Denis Paulin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Denis Paulin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marsilam Sangaji in the 6th minute of play. 12 minutes into the game, Godfredo Gau recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Jonatan Eguzki. Godfredo Gau showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Defensores de Lombroso's goalkeeper Denis Paulin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 17 minutes into the match, Marsilam Sangaji had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Denis Paulin. Defensores de Lombroso's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marsilam Sangaji was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. The audience was convinced that Marsilam Sangaji's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Denis Paulin was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marsilam Sangaji in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Denis Paulin saved Defensores de Lombroso from getting behind. Denis Paulin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marsilam Sangaji, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. 27 minutes into the game, Marsilam Sangaji cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Denis Paulin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 29th minute Uriel Ferrer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonatan Eguzki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Marsilam Sangaji's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Denis Paulin was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. 36 minutes had been played when some careless play by Defensores de Lombroso's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Eustacio Ortzi was slow to take the kick. During this time Unidad de Matanza's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Eustacio Ortzi almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Defensores de Lombroso's Denis Paulin did a great save. The Unidad de Matanza fans' excitement grew in the 41st match minute when Unidad de Matanza's Daniel Navarro looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Godfredo Gau came free with the goalkeeper in the 45th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Jonatan Eguzki could save by the left post. Unidad de Matanza's Marsilam Sangaji got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Defensores de Lombroso's Elian Müller was substituted for Ubaldo Gelacio. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-4 lead.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Marsilam Sangaji to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Marsilam Sangaji during the 56th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Defensores de Lombroso booed when Unidad de Matanza was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marsilam Sangaji didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marsilam Sangaji could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Denis Paulin made a huge save. Unidad de Matanza's Máximo Kirchner was substituted for Lotfi Ziadi. Unidad de Matanza made a substitution. Michal Stehno replaced Marsilam Sangaji. 68 minutes into the match, Defensores de Lombroso's goal looked a bit too open when Máximo Kirchner came free, but Denis Paulin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Uriel Ferrer charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Uriel Ferrer the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Defensores de Lombroso's Uriel Ferrer got a free kick in the 71st minute. Uriel Ferrer hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Waldemar Okopny from long distance, 73 minutes into the match, got Denis Paulin's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 82nd minute, Elian Müller left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Defensores de Lombroso fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-5. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Uriel Ferrer put it in 3-5 from a short distance just to the right of Jonatan Eguzki. Jonatan Eguzki came out of the goal in the 89th minute to try and stop a shot by Defensores de Lombroso's Roman Riquelme. But to his dismay, Roman Riquelme quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-5. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Unidad de Matanza eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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