RB Arena
Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5599,
Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Omar Firmo made the kick off which started today's match. After having played for 4 minutes, Godofredo Hodei managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kotler FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Godofredo Hodei was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the RB Palazzo defense, Omar Firmo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fausto Bernaldo. The RB Palazzo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fausto Bernaldo should have stopped the shot. RB Palazzo were furious when Gabriel Quinito was red carded, 9 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After a rather tough play, RB Palazzo's Gabriel Quinito got a free kick in the 10th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Arnaldo Castulo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kotler FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Arnaldo Castulo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fausto Bernaldo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 13 minutes into the match, Jaime Maule had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fausto Bernaldo. RB Palazzo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jaime Maule was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. 15 minutes into the game, Hermengildo Gimenez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Fausto Bernaldo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jaime Maule sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 23 minutes of play, Kotler FC's Omar Firmo made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fausto Bernaldo was left in no man's land by his defense there! 27 minutes into the match, Omar Firmo notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of RB Palazzo's Fausto Bernaldo. Fausto Bernaldo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some careless play in the RB Palazzo defense, Godofredo Hodei kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fausto Bernaldo. The RB Palazzo fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fausto Bernaldo should have stopped the shot. 38 minutes into the match, RB Palazzo's goal looked a bit too open when Godofredo Hodei came free, but Fausto Bernaldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 41 played minutes Kotler FC got a freekick which was hit by Omar Firmo. RB Palazzo's Fausto Bernaldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hermengildo Gimenez in the 44th minute of play. Samuel Quin hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. After the first half Kotler FC were leading 0-7. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Paolo Aurken to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute, Omar Firmo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kotler FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-8. When Samuel Quin fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kotler FC's protests and gave Samuel Quin a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Kotler FC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Samuel Quin hit a great ball. Paolo Aurken received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Anacleto Orland tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fausto Bernaldo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Omar Firmo in the 64th minute of play. In the 65th minute Arnulfo Raymond shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anacleto Orland saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 69th minute, Omar Firmo made a precise shot to the right of Fausto Bernaldo. RB Palazzo's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-9. Anacleto Orland made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paolo Aurken in the 75th minute of play. Eustaquio Etxepare received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Fausto Bernaldo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 83 minutes of play, Kotler FC's Hermengildo Gimenez made it 0-10 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fausto Bernaldo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Fausto Bernaldo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Godofredo Hodei, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. RB Palazzo's defense didn't have a chance, in the 89th minute, when Omar Firmo scored to the left of an out of position Fausto Bernaldo, making the score, 0-11. Omar Firmo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Fausto Bernaldo made a huge save. Kotler FC played a much better game than RB Palazzo and deserved their victory. The RB Palazzo players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.
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