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Rapelli
Spectators: 7239 (Terracing: 5431, Seating: 1665, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leonides Tino started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute Leonides Tino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but German Cresenciano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alejandro Omero charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alejandro Omero the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Rapelli booed when Urraca was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alejandro Omero didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cristian Roano's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ciriaco Osoro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. Ciriaco Osoro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luciano Nicholas in the 11th minute of the match. In the 14th minute, Rapelli's Luciano Nicholas ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ciriaco Osoro. Ciriaco Osoro yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Ciriaco Osoro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luciano Nicholas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luciano Nicholas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luciano Nicholas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciriaco Osoro having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Rapelli's Luciano Nicholas slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ciriaco Osoro. That made the score 2-0 after 30 minutes of play. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Urraca's goalkeeper Ciriaco Osoro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 40th minute, Urraca's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Cristian Roano fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Luciano Nicholas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciriaco Osoro having to interfere. In the 43rd minute, Cristian Roano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rapelli fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Luciano Nicholas was the one to do the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Rapelli's zone, Saturnino Gonzales stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. German Cresenciano came out of the goal and Saturnino Gonzales tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Rapelli getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Zacarias Nahia hit a great ball. 59 minutes into the match, Cristian Roano had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ciriaco Osoro. Urraca's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cristian Roano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Urraca's Leonides Tino slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of German Cresenciano. That made the score 4-1 after 65 minutes of play. Ciriaco Osoro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zacarias Nahia, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. After 71 played minutes, Rapelli's Federico Jakue shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ciriaco Osoro came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Rapelli reached it. Evelio Shepherd hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. 77 minutes into the match, Leonides Tino dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of German Cresenciano, 4-2. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 81st minute of the game. One of Urraca:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Rapelli:s goal. In the 83rd minute there was a penalty for Rapelli. Federico Jakue stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ciriaco Osoro. 5-2. Luciano Nicholas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Cristian Roano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ciriaco Osoro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Roano, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Urraca's Leonides Tino got a good chance for a goal in the 97th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rapelli's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.