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Angeles Stadium
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5900, Seating: 1450, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Bernardo Miranda made the kick off which started today's match. 7 minutes into the match, Nereo Loreto dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Bob Shipley, 1-0. After 10 minutes, Bernardo Miranda mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MARBLE SYSTEMS and the Angeles norteños players grew even worse after the yellow card. MARBLE SYSTEMS's Bob Shipley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claude De La Cruz in the 12th minute of play. Omar Farley hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Nereo Loreto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Bob Shipley made a huge save. After a rather tough play, MARBLE SYSTEMS's Mohammed Kaufman got a free kick in the 20th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Stefan Lackey could shoot a difficult shot in the 30th minute, which Bob Shipley however easily saved by the left post. 31 minutes into the game, Zachariah Fitzpatrick was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MARBLE SYSTEMS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Angeles norteños the free kick. After a rather tough play, MARBLE SYSTEMS's Zachariah Fitzpatrick got a free kick in the 31st minute. Tyrone Grossman charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Tyrone Grossman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, MARBLE SYSTEMS's Tyrone Grossman got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Thanks to some nice moves Stefan Lackey could shoot a difficult shot in the 33rd minute, which Bob Shipley however easily saved by the left post. With a little luck, MARBLE SYSTEMS's Bob Shipley got control of the ball when Nereo Loreto tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 39th match minute, Angeles norteños was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isidoros Stavroulis to maneuver through the defense. 42 minutes into the game, Bernardo Miranda cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Mao Peng was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Nereo Loreto made the kick off in the second half. Mao Peng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Omar Farley in the 52nd minute of play. Mao Peng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Raymond Ruiz in the 53rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raymond Ruiz in the 55th minute of play forced Angeles norteños's goalkeeper Mao Peng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th minute Claude De La Cruz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bob Shipley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 58 minutes into the match, MARBLE SYSTEMS's goal looked a bit too open when Nereo Loreto came free, but Bob Shipley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Angeles norteños getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Stefan Lackey hit a great ball. In the 62nd minute Claude De La Cruz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bob Shipley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bob Shipley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Isidoros Stavroulis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nereo Loreto in the 74th minute of play forced MARBLE SYSTEMS's goalkeeper Bob Shipley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zachariah Fitzpatrick was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 83 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in MARBLE SYSTEMS fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 83rd minute. Penalty! When Nereo Loreto came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Angeles norteños 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 Nereo Loreto couldn't finish the play. MARBLE SYSTEMS's Bob Shipley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Claude De La Cruz in the 95th minute of play. In the 96th minute, Isidoros Stavroulis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bob Shipley was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. When the referee ended the match the Angeles norteños players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.