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Marcelo Gallardo
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luciano Maiorga kicked off to start the match. Rafael Gaxan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maman Hatala in the 3rd minute of the match. 5 minutes into the game, Maman Hatala cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Rafael Gaxan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Deportivo Martes's goalkeeper Rafael Gaxan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Luciano Maiorga fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Academia Solchu F.C.'s protests and gave Luciano Maiorga a yellow card for diving instead. After 10 played minutes Academia Solchu F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Luciano Maiorga. Bass Van Eeckhout made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adolfo Jakue in the 11th minute. 12 minutes into the match, Academia Solchu F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Alvaro Sugoi came free, but Bass Van Eeckhout reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luciano Maiorga blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rafael Gaxan having to make a save. In the 16th minute, Maman Hatala ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rafael Gaxan was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adolfo Jakue got free with Bass Van Eeckhout in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rafael Gaxan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Maman Hatala's shot from short distance in the 21st minute. Delmiro Beila's late challenge caught a Deportivo Martes's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Delmiro Beila helped the player get up and apologised. Bass Van Eeckhout made an important save on a dangerous shot by Adolfo Jakue in the 29th minute. Felipe Sotil charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Felipe Sotil the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Bass Van Eeckhout had in the 33rdth minute some difficulties stopping Erasmo Marquez's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Rafael Gaxan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maman Hatala, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. If Aureliano Quinten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aureliano Quinten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Luciano Maiorga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Rafael Gaxan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 44 minutes, Justino Mel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Academia Solchu F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Justino Mel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alvaro Sugoi made a kick off. Rafael Gaxan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luciano Maiorga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 52nd minute, Justino Mel got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Justino Mel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Aureliano Quinten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Luciano Maiorga had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 64th play minute Maman Hatala came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Rafael Gaxan. 0-3. In the 67th minute, Justino Mel fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. When Luciano Maiorga came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Academia Solchu F.C. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Luciano Maiorga couldn't finish the play. In the 72nd match minute, Deportivo Martes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erasmo Marquez to maneuver through the defense. Silvano Baudelio kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. The supporters of Academia Solchu F.C. booed when Deportivo Martes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adolfo Jakue didn't get a good kick on the ball. 80 minutes into the match, Academia Solchu F.C.'s Maman Hatala sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rafael Gaxan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Aureliano Quinten's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rafael Gaxan was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. In the 83rd minute, Maman Hatala got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Justino Mel hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. In the 87th minute Adolfo Jakue shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bass Van Eeckhout saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Silvano Baudelio charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Silvano Baudelio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 90 played minutes Deportivo Martes got a freekick which was hit by Silvano Baudelio. After a rather tough play, Deportivo Martes's Amadeo Aurken got a free kick in the 91st minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Academia Solchu F.C.'s Luciano Maiorga slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rafael Gaxan. That made the score 0-4 after 93 minutes of play. Academia Solchu F.C.'s fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.