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Invernalia
Spectators: 8475 (Terracing: 6357, Seating: 1949, VIP seats: 169) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joey Merino started the match with the kick off. 2 minutes into the match, Kivimaki FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fabian Lorencio came free, but Velasco Ocaña reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Kivimaki FC's zone, Fabian Lorencio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Velasco Ocaña came out of the goal and Fabian Lorencio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Joey Merino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Filomeno Benedicto made a huge save. After a rather tough play, SISTRELLS's Ion Solana got a free kick in the 12th minute. Joey Merino who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 13thth minute tested the skills of Filomeno Benedicto when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Fabian Lorencio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Velasco Ocaña was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Joey Merino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filomeno Benedicto having to interfere. Velasco Ocaña showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mateo Primeiro in the 26th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joey Merino in the 28th minute of play forced SISTRELLS's goalkeeper Filomeno Benedicto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Velasco Ocaña showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabian Lorencio, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. A collision led to SISTRELLS getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Zhuo Jing Shi hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Kivimaki FC defense, Fabian Lorencio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Velasco Ocaña. The Kivimaki FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Velasco Ocaña should have stopped the shot. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fabian Lorencio to strike the kick off in the second half. Aita Yeste sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A hard shot 54 in the game by Mateo Primeiro from a close distance when the talented Velasco Ocaña managed to make a qualified save. Kivimaki FC's players were relieved. In the 54th minute Mateo Primeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Velasco Ocaña saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Filomeno Benedicto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ceandro Castillo in the 57th minute of the match. Filomeno Benedicto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ceandro Castillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. After 62 played minutes SISTRELLS got a freekick which was hit by Zhuo Jing Shi. Aita Yeste sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind SISTRELLS's goalkeeper Filomeno Benedicto, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 76 minutes had been played when some careless play by SISTRELLS's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Alfredo Ledo was slow to take the kick. During this time Kivimaki FC's players had a chance to rest. Filomeno Benedicto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfredo Ledo in the 79th minute of play. In the 83rd minute Mateo Primeiro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Velasco Ocaña saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kivimaki FC's Velasco Ocaña played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aita Yeste in the 88th minute of play. In the 89th minute of the match, Aita Yeste tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Velasco Ocaña saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. SISTRELLS's Milton Feliu was substituted for Constantino Ponte. Kivimaki FC made a substitution. Primo Quijana replaced Joey Merino. In the 93rd minute, Zhuo Jing Shi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Filomeno Benedicto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Primo Quijana in the 94th minute of the match. In the 98th minute SISTRELLS were awarded a corner. Mateo Primeiro went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on SISTRELLS's corner Mateo Primeiro fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Velasco Ocaña quite easily take care of the ball. When the match was over SISTRELLS could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Kivimaki FC throughout the match.