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Spectators: 7778 (Terracing: 5834, Seating: 1789, VIP seats: 155) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Miguel Ángel Benito started the match with the kick off. Aristides Orzaize stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Miguel Ángel Benito's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. In the 7th minute Miguel Ángel Benito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aristides Orzaize saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8th minute of the match, Cecilio Endura tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Leonel Rocco saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emil Vabamüürlane during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Los pibitos de mardel's Emil Vabamüürlane got a free kick in the 14th minute. Leonel Rocco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serafino Urbez, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Tamás Lovas hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. The throw-in from Ivan Gutiérrez in the 20th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Cascadia United's Rene Pueblo. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Los pibitos de mardel's goalkeeper Aristides Orzaize, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 23rd minute Cascadia United were awarded a corner. Rene Pueblo went to the cornerflag to take it. At last the ball reached Miguel Ángel Benito at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Los pibitos de mardel. 0-1. With a little luck, Cascadia United's Leonel Rocco got control of the ball when Julian Rami tried to sneak it across the goal line. Leonel Rocco was a little too slow when Domingos Froylan got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 31st minute. The score was now 1-1. After 43 played minutes Cascadia United got a freekick which was hit by Tamás Lovas. Julian Ramis short, quick shot in the 47thth minute got Leonel Rocco to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Leonel Rocco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cecilio Endura, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. 54 minutes into the game, Ivan Gutiérrez was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Los pibitos de mardel's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cascadia United the free kick. In the 54th minute, Ivan Gutiérrez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Los pibitos de mardel getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Ivan Gutiérrez hit a great ball. Aristides Orzaize made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Miguel Ángel Benito sent off a good shot on target. Aristides Orzaize had great luck who in the 56thth minute grab hold of the ball when Miguel Ángel Benito from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Leonel Rocco took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cecilio Endura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wang Di Yi kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Cascadia United's Abel Neron was substituted for Iván Pillud. After 62 played minutes Cascadia United got a freekick which was hit by Wang Di Yi. Cascadia United's Tamás Lovas quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Julian Rami, made in the 72nd minute of the game. In the 73rd minute of the match, Miguel Ángel Benito tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Aristides Orzaize saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Leonel Rocco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Serafino Urbez in the 78th minute of play. Miguel Ángel Benito received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Aristides Orzaize tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leonel Rocco showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cecilio Endura, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Leonel Rocco showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Serafino Urbez in the 86th minute of the match. After 90 minutes of play Los pibitos de mardel's Emil Vabamüürlane was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Emil Vabamüürlane hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. In the 92nd minute, Wang Di Yi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cascadia United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Cascadia United walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.