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Isla Del Moral
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Guaberto Marquez started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the game, Auckland Titans II's Santiago Ibanez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Julio Garcia made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Julio Garcia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Casimiro Titos in the 12th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marco Serena got free with Romualdo Figueroa in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match clock showed 20 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Casimiro Titos sped through Bitem - Dani Jarque's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Julio Garcia. Auckland Titans II's Romualdo Figueroa proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Auckland Titans II from getting a goal against them. In the 29th minute, Bonifacio Carro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Julio Garcia stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Casimiro Titos's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Santiago Ibanez managed to get in a good position for a shot. Auckland Titans II's supporters rose to their feet, but Santiago Ibanez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Julio Garcia breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Auckland Titans II's Casimiro Titos in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bitem - Dani Jarque's goalie prevented a goal. Casimiro Titos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Julio Garcia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Romualdo Figueroa was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Egoitz Cardeñosa showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 42 minute of play. Julio Garcia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Casimiro Titos, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Casimiro Titos in the 47th minute of play forced Bitem - Dani Jarque's goalkeeper Julio Garcia to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Casimiro Titos to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Bitem - Dani Jarque's goalkeeper Julio Garcia had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Casimiro Titos. 55 minutes into the match, Auckland Titans II's goal looked a bit too open when Guaberto Marquez came free, but Romualdo Figueroa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 58 played minutes Bitem - Dani Jarque got a freekick which was hit by Egoitz Cardeñosa. Santiago Ibanez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Julio Garcia read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. When Santiago Ibanez came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Auckland Titans II 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 Santiago Ibanez couldn't finish the play. Julio Garcia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vachon Soler in the 64th minute. After 66 minutes Bitem - Dani Jarque's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Fuad Kakoli who took care of the corner kick. Auckland Titans II were awarded a corner in the 67th minute after Bitem - Dani Jarque's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fuad Kakoli took the corner. Fuad Kakoli made a great header on Auckland Titans II's corner, it was just that Bitem - Dani Jarque's Julio Garcia managed to reach the ball for a save. Romualdo Figueroa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guaberto Marquez, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Santiago Ibanez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guaberto Marquez in the 76th minute of play forced Auckland Titans II's goalkeeper Romualdo Figueroa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 80th match minute, Bitem - Dani Jarque was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antero Abrego to maneuver through the defense. Santiago Ibanez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 84th minute, Santiago Ibanez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Auckland Titans II fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Julio Garcia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rexino Redondo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Romualdo Figueroa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Serena, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. The Auckland Titans II supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Auckland Titans II would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.