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Julepe Arena
Spectators: 7727 (Terracing: 5796, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) REY DE LA GOLDEN's Dudu Georgescu 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. REY DE LA GOLDEN's Leoncio Aceves got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stu Burton in the 4th minute of play forced Julepe's goalkeeper Fernando Sobera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gabino Barro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Stu Burton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Julepe's Fernando Sobera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dudu Georgescu in the 16th minute of play. Stu Burton took the ball and in the 17 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fernando Sobera. Fernando Sobera dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Jesús Lastras showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giro Munoz in the 20th minute of the match. Dudu Georgescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Fernando Sobera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Stu Burton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Dudu Georgescu took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fernando Sobera. Fernando Sobera dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 36th minute, Yuri Gil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Jesús Herrera fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Julepe's protests and gave Jesús Herrera a yellow card for diving instead. Jesús Herrera hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Fernando Sobera showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dudu Georgescu, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Aranguiz Valdivia charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aranguiz Valdivia the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 45 played minutes Julepe got a freekick which was hit by Aranguiz Valdivia. Dudu Georgescu took the ball and in the 46 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fernando Sobera. Fernando Sobera dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Giro Munoz was the one to do the kick off. Dudu Georgescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Fernando Sobera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Julepe's goalkeeper Fernando Sobera, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Fernando Sobera made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dudu Georgescu in the 67th minute. Stu Burton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dudu Georgescu during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 75th match minute, REY DE LA GOLDEN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dudu Georgescu to maneuver through the defense. Jesús Lastras showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Giro Munoz, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. Stu Burton was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 78th minute. REY DE LA GOLDEN's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Julepe's Fernando Sobera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stu Burton in the 89th minute of play. Dudu Georgescu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stu Burton 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. When the final whistle sounded REY DE LA GOLDEN left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Julepe.