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El Fantasma de la B
Spectators: 7498 (Terracing: 5624, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Izydor Ziomkowski started the match with the kick off. Izydor Ziomkowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Iker Jacindo having to interfere. Fuerza Azul y Oro's Iker Jacindo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Izydor Ziomkowski in the 4th minute of play. 5 minutes into the game, Mateo Emenon cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Iker Jacindo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Orla Bernskjold sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 10 minutes into the match, Rigoberto Naelio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Iker Jacindo. Fuerza Azul y Oro's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rigoberto Naelio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Iker Jacindo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jacinto Soter in the 13th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the match, Emil Bitanu notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Fuerza Azul y Oro's Iker Jacindo. Iker Jacindo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 18 minutes into the match, Fuerza Azul y Oro's goal looked a bit too open when Emil Bitanu came free, but Iker Jacindo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emil Bitanu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 25 minutes into the game, Batavia's Izydor Ziomkowski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Iker Jacindo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. Iker Jacindo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Izydor Ziomkowski in the 28th minute of play. 29 minutes into the game, Batavia's Emil Bitanu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Iker Jacindo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. After 36 minutes of play, Batavia's Orla Bernskjold made it 0-8 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iker Jacindo was left in no man's land by his defense there! Iker Jacindo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orla Bernskjold in the 39th minute of the match. 40 minutes into the match, Fuerza Azul y Oro's goal looked a bit too open when Izydor Ziomkowski came free, but Iker Jacindo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 44thth minute of the game Emil Bitanu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fuerza Azul y Oro's Iker Jacindo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The Batavia fans' excitement grew in the 44th match minute when Batavia's Emil Bitanu looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-9 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Iker Jacindo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emil Bitanu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Justo Marino to make the kick off. 58 minutes into the game, Batavia's Izydor Ziomkowski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Iker Jacindo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-10. 61 minutes into the match, Izydor Ziomkowski dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Iker Jacindo, 0-11. Iker Jacindo was a little too slow when Emil Bitanu got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 69th minute. The score was now 0-13. Iker Jacindo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Izydor Ziomkowski in the 72nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emil Bitanu in the 74th minute of play forced Fuerza Azul y Oro's goalkeeper Iker Jacindo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Leo Tiadoro charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Leo Tiadoro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Batavia booed when Fuerza Azul y Oro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Leo Tiadoro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Justo Marino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Orla Bernskjold could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Iker Jacindo made a huge save. Iker Jacindo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emil Bitanu in the 82nd minute of play. With an all-out effort, Batavia's Iker Jacindo threw himself towards the right post 84 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Izydor Ziomkowski, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Iker Jacindo came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by Batavia's Orla Bernskjold. But to his dismay, Orla Bernskjold quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-15. Emil Bitanu took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Iker Jacindo. Iker Jacindo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-16. After 93 minutes of play, Batavia's Emil Bitanu made it 0-17 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Iker Jacindo was left in no man's land by his defense there! 97 minutes into the game, Izydor Ziomkowski cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-18. Iker Jacindo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the match was over Batavia could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Fuerza Azul y Oro throughout the match.