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CANELONES
Spectators: 7371 (Terracing: 5529, Seating: 1695, VIP seats: 147) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when José Bermejo got the match started through his kick off. After having played for 5 minutes, Nikola Maldonado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cheste Futbol Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nikola Maldonado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nikola Maldonado in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lazaro Romero saved Nubecitas FC from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nikola Maldonado in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lazaro Romero prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nikola Maldonado in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lazaro Romero saved Nubecitas FC from getting behind. José Bermejo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Carolo Weterio made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Nubecitas FC's Imanol Diaz got a free kick in the 20th minute. Feliu Prieto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Nikola Maldonado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Nikola Maldonado's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lazaro Romero was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Nikola Maldonado managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cheste Futbol Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Nikola Maldonado was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lazaro Romero breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Carolo Weterio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Imanol Diaz in the 34th minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, Nikola Maldonado had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lazaro Romero. Nubecitas FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nikola Maldonado was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. After 42 minutes of play, Cheste Futbol Club's Nikola Maldonado made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lazaro Romero was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nikola Maldonado to make the kick off. Lazaro Romero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nikola Maldonado in the 51st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikola Maldonado in the 52nd minute of play forced Nubecitas FC's goalkeeper Lazaro Romero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cheste Futbol Club's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lamberto Huarte in the 54th minute. Lazaro Romero stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nikola Maldonado's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. In the 61st minute of the match, Nikola Maldonado tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Lazaro Romero saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Lazaro Romero made an important save on a dangerous shot by Feliu Prieto in the 62nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nikola Maldonado got free with Lazaro Romero in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lazaro Romero made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nikola Maldonado in the 68th minute. Lazaro Romero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikola Maldonado in the 73rd minute of the match. A collision led to Nubecitas FC getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. José Bermejo hit a great ball. 78 minutes into the match Nikola Maldonado climbed in front of goal and pressed up 0-5 in the right cross behind a totally surprised Lazaro Romero. 81 minutes into the match, Nubecitas FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nikola Maldonado came free, but Lazaro Romero reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 82nd match minute, Cheste Futbol Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Celestino Fiz to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, José Bermejo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nubecitas FC's supporters rose to their feet, but José Bermejo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carolo Weterio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Carolo Weterio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from José Bermejo in the 86th minute of the match. Nikola Maldonado who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 87thth minute tested the skills of Lazaro Romero when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 91st minute Feliu Prieto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lazaro Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 94th minute Nikola Maldonado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lazaro Romero saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot 96 in the game by Nikola Maldonado from a close distance when the talented Lazaro Romero managed to make a qualified save. Nubecitas FC's players were relieved. Cheste Futbol Club's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.