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La bombonera
Spectators: 7546 (Terracing: 5661, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Anastasio Abalos started the match with the kick off. When Leonardo Nastasio fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored San Marco FC's protests and gave Leonardo Nastasio a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to San Marco FC getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Leonardo Nastasio hit a great ball. In the 4th minute, Leonardo Nastasio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Angelo Martinez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aquilino Ciano having to interfere. After some careless play in the San Marco FC defense, Angelo Martinez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Aquilino Ciano. The San Marco FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Aquilino Ciano should have stopped the shot. Ubaldo Jurgi hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gints Drullis in the 16th minute of play forced San Marco FC's goalkeeper Aquilino Ciano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Placido Telo made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Roque Tulio sent off a good shot on target. San Marco FC were awarded a corner in the 20th minute after Removalist CF's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mario Valentine took the corner. 21 minutes into the match, Angelo Martinez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aquilino Ciano. San Marco FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Angelo Martinez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Angelo Martinez in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aquilino Ciano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a rather tough play, San Marco FC's Leonardo Nastasio got a free kick in the 25th minute. 26 minutes into the match, Angelo Martinez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aquilino Ciano. San Marco FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Angelo Martinez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Sixto Vergaray recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 33rd minute, Angelo Martinez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Removalist CF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Romulo Venerando hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Placido Telo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anastasio Abalos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kléberson Dantas took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aquilino Ciano. Aquilino Ciano dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. Aquilino Ciano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angelo Martinez in the 45th minute of the match. In the 47th minute, Angelo Martinez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Removalist CF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-7. After the first half Removalist CF were leading 0-7. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Angelo Martinez stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Aquilino Ciano stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Angelo Martinez's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. Aquilino Ciano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelo Martinez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 56 minutes, Gints Drullis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Removalist CF's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gints Drullis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, San Marco FC's Efrain Pietro got a free kick in the 58th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Angelo Martinez in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aquilino Ciano saved San Marco FC from getting behind. In the 65th minute, Gints Drullis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aquilino Ciano was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-8. In the 68th minute, Kléberson Dantas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Angelo Martinez in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aquilino Ciano saved San Marco FC from getting behind. After 71 minutes of play San Marco FC's Efrain Pietro was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 72 played minutes San Marco FC got a freekick which was hit by Efrain Pietro. Aquilino Ciano was a little too slow when Angelo Martinez got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 73rd minute. The score was now 0-9. Aquilino Ciano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelo Martinez in the 76th minute of play. 79 minutes into the game, Kléberson Dantas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-10. Aquilino Ciano was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Aquilino Ciano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelo Martinez, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Gints Drullis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aquilino Ciano having to interfere. In the 85th minute, Roque Tulio made a precise shot to the right of Placido Telo. Removalist CF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-10. If Gints Drullis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Removalist CF made a substitution. Cristobal Camerino replaced Angelo Martinez. 95 minutes into the match, Removalist CF's goal looked a bit too open when Roque Tulio came free, but Placido Telo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gints Drullis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The San Marco FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Removalist CF were clearly better and deserved to take the win.