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Staples Center
Spectators: 7295 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 0) Diana's Nestor Jokin started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Nestor Jokin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dan Bäckström having to interfere. Ladislao Gar took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Celso Gaufred. Celso Gaufred dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. When Emanuel Natanael fell near the penalty area in the 14th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored LakeShow's protests and gave Emanuel Natanael a yellow card for diving instead. In the 16th minute, Zacarias Aires 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. Celso Gaufred came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by LakeShow's Ladislao Gar. But to his dismay, Ladislao Gar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. 23 minutes into the match, Diana's goalkeeper Celso Gaufred had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ladislao Gar. After having played for 28 minutes, Zacarias Aires managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Diana's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zacarias Aires was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ricardo Procopio hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Ladislao Gar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ladislao Gar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Celso Gaufred made a huge save. In the 40th minute of the match Carmelo Perfecto sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dan Bäckström skillfully saved the ball. 43 minutes into the match, Ladislao Gar notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Diana's Celso Gaufred. Celso Gaufred was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ladislao Gar in the 47th minute of play forced Diana's goalkeeper Celso Gaufred to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Clodoveo Muc made a kick off. Diana's Celso Gaufred played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ladislao Gar in the 56th minute of play. In the 59th minute Clodoveo Muc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Celso Gaufred saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 61 minutes into the match, Ladislao Gar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Celso Gaufred. Diana's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ladislao Gar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Nestor Jokin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Diana's supporters rose to their feet, but Nestor Jokin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dan Bäckström breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 69 minutes into the game, Prospero Marcones was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. LakeShow's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Diana the free kick. In the 69th minute, Prospero Marcones hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 73rdth minute of the game Ladislao Gar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Diana's Celso Gaufred was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of LakeShow booed when Diana was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joel Franco didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Diana's Ricardo Procopio got a free kick in the 74th minute. After some careless play in the Diana defense, Clodoveo Muc kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Celso Gaufred. The Diana fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Celso Gaufred should have stopped the shot. Tomás Errapel kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Urbano Vidal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Dan Bäckström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Celso Gaufred made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anastasio Gilen in the 85th minute of play. Eustaquio Ireno kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. In the 94th match minute, Diana was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carmelo Perfecto to maneuver through the defense.