Estadio Obanta
Spectators: 7186 (Terracing: 5500,
Seating: 1686, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Angelo Flores kicked off to start the match. After 7 minutes of play, factura's Gilberto Berto made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Joaquim Serbia was left in no man's land by his defense there! Allan Göransson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Carlos Matteo having to make a save. 17 minutes into the match, Valentin Jerico notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Independiente Futbol Club's Joaquim Serbia. Joaquim Serbia was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 20 minutes, Leonides Mederi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Independiente Futbol Club and the factura players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 20th minute, Leonides Mederi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Joaquim Serbia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valentin Jerico, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd match minute, Independiente Futbol Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leonides Mederi to maneuver through the defense. Carlos Matteo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonides Mederi, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. When Carolo Frutos fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Independiente Futbol Club's protests and gave Carolo Frutos a yellow card for diving instead. Joaquim Serbia made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jose Eladio in the 38th minute of play. factura's Carlos Matteo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save factura from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Independiente Futbol Club's Yngve Ros got a free kick in the 41st minute. Valentin Jerico took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 42nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Joaquim Serbia. Independiente Futbol Club's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. With a little luck, factura's Carlos Matteo got control of the ball when Allan Göransson tried to sneak it across the goal line. Independiente Futbol Club's Allan Göransson was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 45th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. After the first half factura were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Allan Göransson stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Orlando Perfecto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Allan Göransson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Matteo having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Guido Nerio got free with Joaquim Serbia in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 58th minute, Angelo Flores left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The factura fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4. After a rather tough play, factura's Aristides Ospetsu got a free kick in the 63rd minute. A hard shot by Jose Eladio from long distance, 66 minutes into the match, got Joaquim Serbia's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Joaquim Serbia made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Valentin Jerico sent off a good shot on target. If Allan Göransson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jose Eladio hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. 77 minutes into the match, Independiente Futbol Club's goal looked a bit too open when Angelo Flores came free, but Joaquim Serbia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th minute Gilberto Berto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joaquim Serbia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 80 minutes into the game, factura's Gilberto Berto nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Joaquim Serbia made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-5. 85 minutes into the game, Gilberto Berto cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-6. Joaquim Serbia was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mario Inguma charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mario Inguma the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 89th match minute, Independiente Futbol Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mario Inguma to maneuver through the defense. Joaquim Serbia made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Valentin Jerico sent off a good shot on target. The factura players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.
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