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Tafari Makonnen
Spectators: 8457 (Terracing: 6344, Seating: 1944, VIP seats: 169) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Manos Theofanidis made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute Albino Silbestre shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leon Aznaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leon Aznaro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Albino Silbestre in the 3rd minute. In the 6th minute Ciriaco Emenon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leon Aznaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 8 minutes into the match, La Tribuna Tambien Juega's goal looked a bit too open when Bruno Peyo came free, but Long Sen Jing reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th minute, Joe Sulser got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 22 played minutes CA Intifada Palestina got a freekick which was hit by Isidoro Oxarra. In the 25th minute, La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Joe Sulser dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Long Sen Jing made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl Marx in the 27th minute of play. La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Long Sen Jing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bruno Peyo in the 28th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bruno Peyo in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Long Sen Jing saved La Tribuna Tambien Juega from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ciriaco Emenon got free with Leon Aznaro in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Long Sen Jing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manos Theofanidis in the 33rd minute of play. In the 35th minute of the match CA Intifada Palestina got a corner. La Tribuna Tambien Juega's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sal Chichin ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led CA Intifada Palestina's Sal Chichin to fire away a dangerous shot which Long Sen Jing despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Bruno Peyo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Long Sen Jing having to interfere. 44 minutes into the game, Joe Sulser recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Leon Aznaro. Joe Sulser showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

CA Intifada Palestina's Ermegildo Donio was substituted for Froilan Romildo. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Joe Sulser to make the kick off. Segundo Calvino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Leon Aznaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joe Sulser in the 60th minute of play. In the 61st minute Albino Silbestre shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leon Aznaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joe Sulser in the 62nd minute of play forced CA Intifada Palestina's goalkeeper Leon Aznaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 67 minutes into the match, CA Intifada Palestina's goal looked a bit too open when Albino Silbestre came free, but Leon Aznaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Leon Aznaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albino Silbestre, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. In the 72nd minute Joe Sulser shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Leon Aznaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Joe Sulser's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Leon Aznaro was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. La Tribuna Tambien Juega's Anthony Di Carlo was substituted for Silverio Liberto. La Tribuna Tambien Juega's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Osvaldo Ospin in the 78th minute. A nice corner shot did that Osvaldo Ospin got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Leon Aznaro quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 82 played minutes CA Intifada Palestina got a freekick which was hit by Isidoro Oxarra. 84 minutes into the match, Cahya Pandiangan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leon Aznaro. CA Intifada Palestina's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cahya Pandiangan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Long Sen Jing took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bruno Peyo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Long Sen Jing made an important save on a dangerous shot by Severino Joanes in the 92nd minute. La Tribuna Tambien Juega's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.