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CIUDAD ESMERALDA
Spectators: 7191 (Terracing: 5395, Seating: 1653, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Uriel Errolan took the kick off in the first half of the match. Marko Rydberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Lisandro Matro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Nereo Blasco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 5 minutes of play, MALVINAS's Marko Rydberg made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lisandro Matro was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, MALVINAS's Ter Stegen got control of the ball when Gerardo Raebert tried to sneak it across the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, MALVINAS's goalkeeper Ter Stegen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Moises Lico. In the 12th minute, Nereo Blasco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lisandro Matro was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. MALVINAS's Ter Stegen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abelardo Corderro in the 16th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, MALVINAS's goal looked a bit too open when Abelardo Corderro came free, but Ter Stegen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nereo Blasco 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. Justino Martxelin's late challenge caught a EL MAGO DE OZ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Justino Martxelin helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to MALVINAS getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Justino Martxelin hit a great ball. After 38 minutes, Nereo Blasco made it 0-3 with a short kick to the right side. EL MAGO DE OZ's Lisandro Matro tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 42 played minutes MALVINAS got a freekick which was hit by Justino Martxelin. Ter Stegen was a little too slow when Moises Lico got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 46th minute. The score was now 1-3. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nereo Blasco stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ramon Morse hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. 54 minutes into the match, MALVINAS's goal looked a bit too open when Gerardo Raebert came free, but Ter Stegen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ter Stegen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abelardo Corderro in the 55th minute of play. Nereo Blasco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lisandro Matro having to interfere. Ter Stegen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abelardo Corderro, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Lisandro Matro made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Nereo Blasco sent off a good shot on target. Ter Stegen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Moises Lico in the 61st minute of the match. Boguslaw Patrylo's late challenge caught a EL MAGO DE OZ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Boguslaw Patrylo helped the player get up and apologised. Ter Stegen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dante Indalecio in the 68th minute of the match. In the 70th minute, Uriel Errolan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ter Stegen was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. With a little luck, EL MAGO DE OZ's Lisandro Matro got control of the ball when Nereo Blasco tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 76 minutes, Omar Frisco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MALVINAS and the EL MAGO DE OZ players grew even worse after the yellow card. When Nereo Blasco came up free with the goalie in the 80th minute, the MALVINAS 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 Nereo Blasco couldn't finish the play. Ter Stegen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dante Indalecio in the 82nd minute of play. After having played for 83 minutes, Uriel Errolan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. EL MAGO DE OZ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Uriel Errolan 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, MALVINAS's Marko Rydberg got a free kick in the 84th minute. Abelardo Corderro took the ball and in the 87 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ter Stegen. Ter Stegen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-3. Ter Stegen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abelardo Corderro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. EL MAGO DE OZ were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.