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Gerli Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Tobias Isusko started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 2nd minute, Humberto Galindo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 5th minute Gilberto Frederico shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Placido Gutierrez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Placido Gutierrez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Humberto Galindo in the 7th minute of play. Gerli City FC's Placido Gutierrez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Humberto Galindo in the 8th minute of play. Placido Gutierrez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gervasio Raphael in the 9th minute of the match. Tobias Isusko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Placido Gutierrez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Honorato Lucero in the 14th minute of play. In the 15th minute Honorato Lucero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Placido Gutierrez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Saturnino Intxixu's late challenge caught a Winning Eleven's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Saturnino Intxixu helped the player get up and apologised. Placido Gutierrez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damian Gombal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19th minute Honorato Lucero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Placido Gutierrez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luisito Ayala was extremely unlucky when he, in the 20th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. A collision led to Winning Eleven getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Honorato Lucero hit a great ball. In the 23rd minute Humberto Galindo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Placido Gutierrez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 25 minutes into the game, Honorato Lucero cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Placido Gutierrez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Luisito Ayala sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 29th minute, Tobias Isusko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 32nd minute, Fausto Honesto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Damian Gombal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Winning Eleven's supporters rose to their feet, but Damian Gombal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Placido Gutierrez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 35 played minutes Gerli City FC got a freekick which was hit by Saturnino Intxixu. Placido Gutierrez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gervasio Raphael, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gervasio Raphael in the 43rd minute of play forced Gerli City FC's goalkeeper Placido Gutierrez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute, Honorato Lucero left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Winning Eleven fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gilberto Frederico to make the kick off. In the 54th match minute, Winning Eleven was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Atilano Checa to maneuver through the defense. 55 minutes into the game, Carmelo Rodriguez was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gerli City FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Winning Eleven the free kick. Carmelo Rodriguez hit a great freekick 56 minutes into the match. Placido Gutierrez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Humberto Galindo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gervasio Raphael succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-3 in the 58th playminute. After 62 played minutes Winning Eleven got a freekick which was hit by Honorato Lucero. Thanks to some nice moves Honorato Lucero could shoot a difficult shot in the 65th minute, which Placido Gutierrez however easily saved by the left post. Gerli City FC's Placido Gutierrez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilberto Frederico in the 68th minute of play. In the 69th match minute, Gerli City FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tobias Isusko to maneuver through the defense. 70 minutes into the match, Gerli City FC's goalkeeper Placido Gutierrez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gervasio Raphael. In the 73rd minute Humberto Galindo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Placido Gutierrez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Placido Gutierrez was a little too slow when Honorato Lucero got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 74th minute. The score was now 0-4. With a little luck, Gerli City FC's Placido Gutierrez got control of the ball when Honorato Lucero tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gervasio Raphael in the 80thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Placido Gutierrez, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Placido Gutierrez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilberto Frederico, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Placido Gutierrez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Honorato Lucero in the 86th minute of play. 88 minutes into the match, Gerli City FC's goal looked a bit too open when Humberto Galindo came free, but Placido Gutierrez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Humberto Galindo in the 95th minute of play forced Gerli City FC's goalkeeper Placido Gutierrez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Winning Eleven played a much better game than Gerli City FC and deserved their victory. The Gerli City FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.