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JUAN ANTONIO RUSSO
Spectators: 7717 (Terracing: 5789, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Angelo Goren took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Melquiades Garaona had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of EL RUSSO FC booed when El Stradivarius was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eugenio Bermund didn't get a good kick on the ball. Carmelo Piearres took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Melquiades Garaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to EL RUSSO FC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Boruc Jaraczeski hit a great ball. With an all-out effort, EL RUSSO FC's Carmelo Piearres threw himself towards the right post 19 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Segundo Stephen, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Carmelo Piearres stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Melquiades Garaona's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Melquiades Garaona in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Carmelo Piearres prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Carmelo Piearres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Segundo Stephen in the 26th minute of the match. Carmelo Piearres was out of position in the 29 minute of play, and Gaztea Valensuela capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gaztea Valensuela really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. If Igor Jarmulowicz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carmelo Piearres made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Segundo Stephen in the 36th minute of play. Olgierd Prusek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of El Stradivarius booed when EL RUSSO FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Igor Polyakov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Olgierd Prusek in the 42ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Carmelo Piearres, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Olgierd Prusek made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, El Stradivarius's goal looked a bit too open when Olgierd Prusek came free, but Carmelo Piearres reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Olgierd Prusek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 64th minute, Boruc Jaraczeski made a precise shot to the right of Carmelo Piearres. El Stradivarius's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. 67 minutes into the match, Olgierd Prusek notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of El Stradivarius's Carmelo Piearres. Carmelo Piearres was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Melquiades Garaona in the 74th minute of play forced El Stradivarius's goalkeeper Carmelo Piearres to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes into the game, EL RUSSO FC's Olgierd Prusek nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Carmelo Piearres made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. EL RUSSO FC's Natalio Pacorro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save EL RUSSO FC from getting a goal against them. El Stradivarius's Carmelo Piearres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Boruc Jaraczeski in the 91st minute of play. After having played for 93 minutes, Olgierd Prusek managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. EL RUSSO FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Olgierd Prusek was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Olgierd Prusek in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Carmelo Piearres saved El Stradivarius from getting behind. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. EL RUSSO FC had won after a very even match.