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Diego A Maradona
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Los Muchachos del 86's Fabio Bencivenni started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Aureliano Karlo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Roland Delbridge read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 3rd minute of play. Roberto Eztebe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardino Bernal in the 4th minute of play. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Asiz Soon in the 7th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the match, Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardino Bernal came free, but Roberto Eztebe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Los Muchachos del 86's Roland Delbridge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aureliano Karlo in the 16th minute of play. Aureliano Karlo might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roland Delbridge. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aureliano Karlo ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 20th minute, Thiago Silva hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Aureliano Karlo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Roland Delbridge. That made the score 1-1 in the 22 minute of play. Roland Delbridge made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Aureliano Karlo sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fabio Bencivenni in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roberto Eztebe saved Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ from getting behind. Ladislao Constancio made in the 31st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Beto Márcico however managed to control. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fabio Bencivenni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roberto Eztebe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabio Bencivenni in the 33rd minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Aureliano Karlo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Roland Delbridge. That made the score 2-1 in the 34 minute of play. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Asiz Soon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roberto Eztebe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Asiz Soon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roland Delbridge was a little too slow when Aureliano Karlo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 40th minute. The score was now 3-1. Roland Delbridge went to the wrong direction when Aureliano Karlo was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Roland Delbridge made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Aureliano Karlo sent off a good shot on target. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

Los Muchachos del 86 made a substitution. Ricardo-Enrique Bochini replaced Fabio Bencivenni. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Aureliano Karlo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's supporters rose to their feet, but Aureliano Karlo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Roland Delbridge breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 58thth minute of the game Aureliano Karlo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Los Muchachos del 86's Roland Delbridge was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 60 played minutes Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ got a freekick which was hit by Dawid Beckham. In the 61st minute of the match Cristian Urtzi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Roberto Eztebe showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. If Romulo Abilio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ made a substitution. Julien Staffelbach replaced Aureliano Karlo. Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's Christoff Stocks was substituted for Romulo Abilio. An unexpectedly hard shot by Saverio Brion in the 73rd minute of play forced Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's goalkeeper Roberto Eztebe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Los Muchachos del 86's goalkeeper Roland Delbridge, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 76 minutes of play, Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ's Julien Staffelbach made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Roland Delbridge was left in no man's land by his defense there! Julien Staffelbach might have been able to make a better finish in the 84th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roland Delbridge. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Julien Staffelbach ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 84th minute Julien Staffelbach shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roland Delbridge saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Julien Staffelbach sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 88 minutes into the match, Los Muchachos del 86's goal looked a bit too open when Julien Staffelbach came free, but Roland Delbridge reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Julien Staffelbach might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Roland Delbridge. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Julien Staffelbach ran back to his position shaking his head. Christoff Stocks recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Julien Staffelbach scored 6-1 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Roland Delbridge, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Ⓕⓤⓢⓘⓞⓝ ⒻⒸ had won after a very even match.