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Spectators: 6420 (Terracing: 5420, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Arnulfo Mikelar got the match started through his kick off. After 3 played minutes Manzi FC got a freekick which was hit by Arnulfo Mikelar. Celestino Ortle scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Julio Mattin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Julio Mattin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Delmiro Otsando went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Julio Mattin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Guido Lixandro went, in the 11th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. In the 14th minute Guido Lixandro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Julio Mattin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julio Mattin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marc Johnson, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Julio Mattin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Pedroni in the 16th minute of the match. Delmiro Otsando received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Julio Mattin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 19 minutes into the match, Manzi FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alfredo Pedroni came free, but Julio Mattin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Delmiro Otsando in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Julio Mattin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 32 minutes into the match, Delmiro Otsando had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Julio Mattin. Manzi FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Delmiro Otsando was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Guido Lixandro managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC ARBOL's supporters rose to their feet, but Guido Lixandro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Mattin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 35 minutes, David Confesor mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Manzi FC and the FC ARBOL players grew even worse after the yellow card. David Confesor hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Delmiro Otsando fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Julio Mattin having to interfere. Guido Lixandro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Julio Mattin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Delmiro Otsando in the 45th minute of the match.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Delmiro Otsando was the one to do the kick off. When the match had gone on for 51 minutes, Delmiro Otsando put it in 0-6 from a short distance just to the right of Julio Mattin. Julio Mattin didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when FC ARBOL's Guido Lixandro shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-7 in the ordered_time% minute. Guido Lixandro who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 57thth minute tested the skills of Julio Mattin when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Romeo Fraco fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Manzi FC's protests and gave Romeo Fraco a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Manzi FC's Romeo Fraco got a free kick in the 59th minute. The supporters of FC ARBOL booed when Manzi FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. David Confesor didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Manzi FC defense, Guido Lixandro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Julio Mattin. The Manzi FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Julio Mattin should have stopped the shot. Through an outstanding action, after 65 minutes, Julio Mattin successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Julio Mattin was out of position in the 66 minute of play, and Guido Lixandro capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Guido Lixandro really showed his touch with that goal: 0-9. After some careless play in the Manzi FC defense, Delmiro Otsando kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Julio Mattin. The Manzi FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Julio Mattin should have stopped the shot. After having played for 73 minutes, Delmiro Otsando managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC ARBOL's supporters crossed their fingers, but Delmiro Otsando was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alfredo Pedroni recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Julio Mattin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Guido Lixandro went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-11 was the resulting score. In the 79th minute, Delmiro Otsando reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Julio Mattin. The goal made the score 0-12. The supporters of Manzi FC booed when FC ARBOL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Celestino Ortle didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Manzi FC defense, Delmiro Otsando kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Julio Mattin. The Manzi FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Julio Mattin should have stopped the shot. Julio Mattin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Guido Lixandro in the 90th minute. Julio Mattin was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Marc Johnson showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-14 in the 93 minute of play. FC ARBOL's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.