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Invernalia
Spectators: 8451 (Terracing: 6339, Seating: 1943, VIP seats: 169) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Joey Merino made the kick off which started today's match. Yan Chuan Yang made in the 8th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Kivimaki FC's Gai Vazquez. 12 minutes into the match, Manole Cristoiu notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Kivimaki FC's Velasco Ocaña. Velasco Ocaña was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 17 minutes into the match, Lopes Maysonet notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Kivimaki FC's Velasco Ocaña. Velasco Ocaña was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Orgullo's Artzai Tarin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joey Merino in the 28th minute of play. In the 32nd minute Joey Merino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artzai Tarin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Kivimaki FC's zone, Manole Cristoiu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Velasco Ocaña came out of the goal and Manole Cristoiu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match had gone on for 41 minutes, Joey Merino took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Artzai Tarin to make any attempt to save it. Ceandro Castillo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Artzai Tarin having to make a save.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Manole Cristoiu to make the kick off. Manole Cristoiu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Velasco Ocaña having to make a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Joey Merino in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Artzai Tarin saved Orgullo from getting behind. In the 56th minute, Orgullo's Manole Cristoiu dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manole Cristoiu in the 59th minute of play forced Kivimaki FC's goalkeeper Velasco Ocaña to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Manole Cristoiu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Manole Cristoiu's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Velasco Ocaña firmly grabbed it by the left post. Manole Cristoiu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Velasco Ocaña having to make a save. After 70 played minutes Orgullo got a freekick which was hit by Manole Cristoiu. With a little luck, Kivimaki FC's Velasco Ocaña got control of the ball when Manole Cristoiu tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 73rd minute, Joey Merino made a precise shot to the right of Artzai Tarin. Orgullo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Velasco Ocaña took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lopes Maysonet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Manole Cristoiu in the 78thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Velasco Ocaña, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Kivimaki FC's Gai Vazquez managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Yan Chuan Yang in the 80 minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristobal Mendebal in the 82nd minute of play forced Kivimaki FC's goalkeeper Velasco Ocaña to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Orgullo were awarded a corner in the 84th minute after Kivimaki FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mario Zapatero took the corner. Kivimaki FC's Velasco Ocaña proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Kivimaki FC from getting a goal against them. Ceandro Castillo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Orgullo players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.