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Spectators: 145 (Terracing: 110,
Seating: 33, VIP seats: 2) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ceferino Johans kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ceferino Johans in the 3rd minute of play forced Ireland 1921's goalkeeper Generoso Gaxan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Ireland 1921 getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Jordan Walker hit a great ball. In the 7th minute of the match, Aku Ylönen sent away a good long shot that could have become a goal, but Generoso Gaxan showed an example of his skillful tending and made the save just under the crossbar. 11 minutes into the match, Edelmiro Dantae had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Generoso Gaxan. Ireland 1921's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Edelmiro Dantae was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 14 minutes into the match, phoinix fc's goal looked a bit too open when Boguslaw Kaider came free, but Fausto Nisio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Generoso Gaxan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ceferino Johans, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Generoso Gaxan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edelmiro Dantae, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. 22 minutes into the game, Anier Behe cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Generoso Gaxan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of phoinix fc booed when Ireland 1921 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mariano Ishmael didn't get a good kick on the ball. Generoso Gaxan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aku Ylönen in the 33rd minute of play. In the 35th minute of the match, Boguslaw Kaider tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Fausto Nisio saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Generoso Gaxan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edelmiro Dantae, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, phoinix fc's Máximo Cozzetti got a free kick in the 41st minute. Fausto Nisio made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Leonel Criston sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Isidoro Bilbo got free with Fausto Nisio in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leonel Criston to make the kick off. Generoso Gaxan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edelmiro Dantae, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. 54 minutes into the match, Ireland 1921's goal looked a bit too open when Edelmiro Dantae came free, but Generoso Gaxan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 55th minute Ceferino Johans shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Generoso Gaxan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, phoinix fc's Aku Ylönen got a free kick in the 59th minute. phoinix fc were furious when Máximo Cozzetti was red carded, 60 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 62nd minute, Boguslaw Kaider 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. Fausto Nisio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Herbert Banaszak in the 63rd minute of the match. Fausto Nisio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Herbert Banaszak, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Fausto Nisio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boguslaw Kaider in the 70th minute of the match. Vinicio Etxahun hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. phoinix fc's Aku Ylönen shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 73rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Generoso Gaxan but with some difficulty. 77 minutes into the match, Ireland 1921's goalkeeper Generoso Gaxan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Aku Ylönen. Ignacio Policarpio charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ignacio Policarpio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 78 played minutes Ireland 1921 got a freekick which was hit by Ignacio Policarpio. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidoro Bilbo in the 80th minute of play forced phoinix fc's goalkeeper Fausto Nisio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ireland 1921's Generoso Gaxan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Ireland 1921 from getting a goal against them. After 91 minutes, Christian Paez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the phoinix fc and the Ireland 1921 players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to phoinix fc getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Christian Paez hit a great ball. In the 92nd minute of the match Boguslaw Kaider sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Fausto Nisio skillfully saved the ball. The Ireland 1921 supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching phoinix fc's performance. The match ended with a win for phoinix fc.
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