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Saturday, July 05, 2008 --- 54 days ago http://www.worldfootynews.com/article.php/20080706094902782
 On most weekends, the parks and stadiums of Buenos Aires are crowded with some of the most passionate round ball enthusiasts in the world. On Saturday afternoon however, puzzled locals at club DAOM, which is only a couple of drop punts from Maradona’s famous Boca neighborhood, witnessed the sight of a new Sherrin being bounced as play kicked off in South America’s historic first international fixture. Los Santos (Saints) from Chile and Las Aguilas (Eagles) from Argentina were playing for the inaugural 9-a-side Andes AFL Cup, although both clubs agreed beforehand that the promotion of “Futbol Australiano” in South America was more important than the result. After a tight and physical first quarter, Chile eventually got on top of their hosts and ran out comfortable winners 19-10-124 to Argentina's 1-5-11, largely due to the influence of their expatriate Australian forward line consisting of Pedr Chapman (9 goals) and Tristan Bradbrook (4 goals). Post match activities included a soccer challenge and a magnificent Argentinean BBQ where players and supporters from three countries mingled and enjoyed some traditional “Fernet and coke”, drunk from a seemingly bottomless bucket. Chilean football kicked off in April this year with the launch of Los Santos in the capital Santiago whereas the Argentineans were looking to re-establish the game in their capital after running a minor league format from 1998 to 2005. The Chileans were coached by ... |
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