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Mean Machine
Spectators: 7067 (Terracing: 5302, Seating: 1625, VIP seats: 140) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Reemy Van den Bergen got the match started through his kick off. Ciriaco Haritz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Paulino Lastur tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Paulino Lastur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciriaco Haritz in the 18th minute of play. Ciriaco Haritz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Paulino Lastur having to make a save. After 23 minutes, Fidel Millrick mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zentena FC and the Sportivo Pocho FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Fidel Millrick hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. The corner led Sportivo Pocho FC's Flavio Mincho to fire away a dangerous shot which Paulino Lastur despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 27th minute of the match Jeronimo Tancredo sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Paulino Lastur skillfully saved the ball. Jon Jespersson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Humberto Lluterio, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Zentena FC's Fidel Millrick got his second yellow card of the match in the 31st minute. The referee ordered Fidel Millrick off the ground. In the 34th minute Sportivo Pocho FC were awarded a corner. Flavio Mincho went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 35th minute Ciriaco Haritz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulino Lastur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sportivo Pocho FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Flavio Mincho in the 43rd minute. The corner led Sportivo Pocho FC's Flavio Mincho to fire away a dangerous shot which Paulino Lastur despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alfonso Estavan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sportivo Pocho FC's Ciriaco Haritz got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to Sportivo Pocho FC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Ciriaco Haritz hit a great ball. In the 63rd minute, Ciriaco Haritz fired away a free kick at the goal, but hit it at the wrong angle and it went over the crossbar. 66 minutes into the match, Ciriaco Haritz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Paulino Lastur. Zentena FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ciriaco Haritz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Mariano Lluis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sportivo Pocho FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Mariano Lluis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paulino Lastur breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 78th minute, Reemy Van den Bergen 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. If Mariano Lluis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 89 minutes into the game, Sportivo Pocho FC's Mariano Lluis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Paulino Lastur made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-0. In the 93rd match minute, Zentena FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Humberto Lluterio to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Sportivo Pocho FC getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Jeronimo Tancredo hit a great ball. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Sportivo Pocho FC fully deserved thier win.