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NAPOLEON
Spectators: 7678 (Terracing: 5759, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) GRINGO FC's Fabian Polo 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. Leopoldo Lop took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivan Bortzaioriz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 3 minutes of play, Corazuli's Ivan Bortzaioriz made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leopoldo Lop was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 5th minute, Amado Feliu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Through an outstanding action, after 7 minutes, Urbano Reyes successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 10 minutes into the game, Ivan Bortzaioriz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Leopoldo Lop was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 14th minute Fabian Polo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Urbano Reyes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 15th match minute, GRINGO FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Martin Starý to maneuver through the defense. 22 minutes into the game, Corazuli's Ivan Bortzaioriz nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Leopoldo Lop made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Urbano Reyes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabian Polo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 26 minutes into the match, Ivan Bortzaioriz notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of GRINGO FC's Leopoldo Lop. Leopoldo Lop was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adrian Hegoi got free with Urbano Reyes in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Anier Selatse sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 41 minutes into the game, Amado Feliu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Leopoldo Lop was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. GRINGO FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Martin Starý in the 46th minute. 47 minutes into the game, Fabian Polo recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Urbano Reyes. Fabian Polo showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-5. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-5 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Amado Feliu to make the kick off. Urbano Reyes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabian Polo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After taking down the ball on GRINGO FC's corner Martin Starý fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Urbano Reyes quite easily take care of the ball. Ivan Bortzaioriz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 60 minutes into the match, Corazuli's goal looked a bit too open when Fabian Polo came free, but Urbano Reyes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 64 minutes had been played when some careless play by Corazuli's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Martin Starý was slow to take the kick. During this time GRINGO FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Martin Starý almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Corazuli's Urbano Reyes did a great save. Urbano Reyes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mauricio Rodas in the 66th minute of the match. When Adrian Hegoi came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the GRINGO FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Adrian Hegoi couldn't finish the play. Urbano Reyes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mauricio Rodas in the 77th minute of the match. Corazuli made a substitution. Luís Salmeron replaced Bosse Houth. Ivan Bortzaioriz received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Leopoldo Lop came out and tried to block the shot, but Ivan Bortzaioriz slotted it home off the left post making it 2-6 in the 83rd minute. With a little luck, GRINGO FC's Leopoldo Lop got control of the ball when Ivan Bortzaioriz tried to sneak it across the goal line.