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CARLITOS BIANCHI
Spectators: 7800 (Terracing: 5850, Seating: 1794, VIP seats: 156) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Wilfred Vrede got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilfred Vrede in the 4th minute of play forced El ABUELO FC's goalkeeper Rodolfo Bertassi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ulises Manex sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 8th minute, Celestino Fix hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. La Gallardeta's Belchior Saldanha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save La Gallardeta from getting a goal against them. Wilfred Vrede might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rodolfo Bertassi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Wilfred Vrede ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind La Gallardeta's goalkeeper Belchior Saldanha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Belchior Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ulises Manex in the 25th minute of the match. Rodolfo Bertassi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wilfred Vrede, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. In the 37th minute, Ulises Manex ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Belchior Saldanha was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ulises Manex in the 47th minute of play forced La Gallardeta's goalkeeper Belchior Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

La Gallardeta's Juan Gotzon got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to La Gallardeta getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Argi Jimenez hit a great ball. Fatih Kadi kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. The supporters of La Gallardeta booed when El ABUELO FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fatih Kadi didn't get a good kick on the ball. 64 minutes into the match, El ABUELO FC's goalkeeper Rodolfo Bertassi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jan-Olof Eliasson. 64 minutes into the match, El ABUELO FC's goalkeeper Rodolfo Bertassi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jan-Olof Eliasson. The corner went over the outstretched arms of El ABUELO FC's goalie and right to Zacarias Paz. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. El ABUELO FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Fatih Kadi hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. El ABUELO FC's Celestino Fix managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Bragan McPhil in the 70 minute of the game. Jan-Olof Eliasson hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. In the 76th minute Clemente Anaya shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodolfo Bertassi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. El ABUELO FC's attentive Celso Gerazan managed to snatch the ball when Bragan McPhil made a throw-in in the 78th minute of the game. After 80 minutes of play, El ABUELO FC's Ulises Manex made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Belchior Saldanha was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidoro Azevedo in the 85th minute of play forced La Gallardeta's goalkeeper Belchior Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jan-Olof Eliasson got free with Rodolfo Bertassi in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 93 played minutes La Gallardeta got a freekick which was hit by Zacarias Paz. Rafli Leonard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Belchior Saldanha tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. El ABUELO FC had won after a very even match.