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Chalacea
Spectators: 7212 (Terracing: 5410, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Marco Raphael took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the game, Erubiel Normando was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chalacea's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bicha AFC the free kick. The supporters of Bicha AFC booed when Chalacea was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erubiel Normando didn't get a good kick on the ball. Rodolfo Indartsu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Geronimo Marques went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. If Marco Raphael had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rodolfo Indartsu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ezequiel Sugar in the 27th minute of the match. Ezequiel Sugar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Geronimo Marques fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodolfo Indartsu having to interfere. Gustavo Mederi's late challenge caught a Bicha AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gustavo Mederi helped the player get up and apologised. Gustavo Mederi hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Bicha AFC's Maximiliano Milian got control of the ball when Ceferino Aballe tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cristo Abel charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cristo Abel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Bicha AFC getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Cristo Abel hit a great ball. If Ceferino Aballe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 49th minute, Marco Raphael left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chalacea fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Geronimo Marques to make the kick off. 58 minutes into the match, Bicha AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Marco Raphael came free, but Maximiliano Milian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marco Raphael received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Maximiliano Milian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marco Raphael sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 64th minute, Marco Raphael 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. In the 69th minute, Chalacea's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Geronimo Marques fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Ezequiel Sugar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Rodolfo Indartsu made a huge save. Maximiliano Milian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marco Raphael in the 78th minute of the match. 80 minutes into the game, Godfredo Manny was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Chalacea's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bicha AFC the free kick. Godfredo Manny kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. With his leg Rodolfo Indartsu managed to avoid a goal in the 82ndth minute, when Bicha AFC's Ezequiel Sugar fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Marco Raphael came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Chalacea 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 Marco Raphael couldn't finish the play. Ceferino Aballe recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 86th minute, Ceferino Aballe ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maximiliano Milian was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. After having played for 90 minutes, Geronimo Marques managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bicha AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Geronimo Marques was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Geronimo Marques in the 93rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rodolfo Indartsu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ceferino Aballe's late challenge caught a Bicha AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ceferino Aballe helped the player get up and apologised. In the 94th minute, Ceferino Aballe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Ramiro Patxi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Bicha AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 99th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Chalacea a penalty, 100 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Remigio Figueroa, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Bicha AFC's Maximiliano Milian. 3-2. Chalacea were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Bicha AFC for a fine match.