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Yasser Arafat
Spectators: 7199 (Terracing: 5401, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Luli Choulet kicked off to start the match. After 3 played minutes Pueblo Palestino F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Faustino Rami. Luli Choulet's late challenge caught a Bilisman's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Luli Choulet helped the player get up and apologised. In the 6th minute, Luli Choulet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luli Choulet in the 10thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Melquiades Sendoa, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 11 minutes into the game, Eriberto Aimar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bilisman's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pueblo Palestino F.C. the free kick. Eriberto Aimar hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Melquiades Sendoa made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Luli Choulet sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Bilisman's Norberto Ostadar got a free kick in the 12th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Julio Otsoa during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Bilisman getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Julio Otsoa hit a great ball. After 21 minutes, Fermin Oliviero mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bilisman and the Pueblo Palestino F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 21 played minutes Bilisman got a freekick which was hit by Fermin Oliviero. Aurelio Oihenarte shot from long distance in the 22nd minute, but Melquiades Sendoa was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. Melquiades Sendoa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luli Choulet in the 26th minute. Godofredo Elequemedo charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Godofredo Elequemedo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 30th minute, one of Bilisman:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Bilisman. Melquiades Sendoa had in the 31stth minute some difficulties stopping Luli Choulet's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Bonifacio Dominix showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eriberto Aimar, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. The audience was convinced that Luli Choulet's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Melquiades Sendoa was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. The crowd rose to their feet as Pueblo Palestino F.C.'s Desiderio Tajo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Melquiades Sendoa. That made the score 3-0 after 40 minutes of play. Lucio Lluis kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Desiderio Tajo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Lucio Lluis made the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes Bilisman got a freekick which was hit by Norberto Ostadar. Melquiades Sendoa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacek Prusek in the 56th minute of play. Melquiades Sendoa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luli Choulet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Bilisman defense, Jacek Prusek kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Melquiades Sendoa. The Bilisman fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Melquiades Sendoa should have stopped the shot. Melquiades Sendoa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luli Choulet, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. During the 63rd minute of the match Julio Otsoa completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Julio Otsoa a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Julio Otsoa hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Melquiades Sendoa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Desiderio Tajo, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. After a rather tough play, Bilisman's Godofredo Elequemedo got a free kick in the 76th minute. When Pueblo Palestino F.C.'s Luli Choulet in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bilisman's goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 81 minutes, Luli Choulet put it in 5-0 from a short distance just to the right of Melquiades Sendoa. After 84 played minutes Bilisman got a freekick which was hit by Leonardo Chinto. When Luli Choulet came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Pueblo Palestino 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 Luli Choulet couldn't finish the play. Melquiades Sendoa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Desiderio Tajo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bilisman's goalkeeper Melquiades Sendoa, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.