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Jean Rasczak
Spectators: 7213 (Terracing: 5411, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 143) Romeo Giraldo made the kick off and thus started the match. David Oriol received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Silvestre Oso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Starship Troopers's Silvestre Oso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teobaldo Semeno in the 8th minute of play. David Oriol sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Teobaldo Semeno received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Silvestre Oso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Teobaldo Semeno came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Dúrham FC 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 Teobaldo Semeno couldn't finish the play. Silvestre Oso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teobaldo Semeno in the 38th minute of play. Amancio Joseph hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that David Oriol's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Silvestre Oso was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. The supporters of Dúrham FC booed when Starship Troopers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Romeo Giraldo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Silvestre Oso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Oriol, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Teobaldo Semeno made a kick off. After 54 minutes Starship Troopers's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Victorino Pabla who took care of the corner kick. With a little luck, Starship Troopers's Silvestre Oso got control of the ball when Godfredo Maidana tried to sneak it across the goal line. 62 minutes in the game Victorino Pabla after having made a beautiful turn got a great opportunity to score and fired away a shot that went just to the left past a relieved Silvestre Oso. A very good opportunity. With an all-out effort, Dúrham FC's Silvestre Oso threw himself towards the right post 67 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Teobaldo Semeno, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Dúrham FC were awarded a corner in the 68th minute after Starship Troopers's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Victorino Pabla took the corner. A collision led to Starship Troopers getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Teobaldo Selatse hit a great ball. Victorino Pabla, 80 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. With a little luck, Starship Troopers's Silvestre Oso got control of the ball when David Oriol tried to sneak it across the goal line. Romeo Giraldo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Cleto Txaran tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Starship Troopers's Arnoldo Gartxot got a good chance for a goal in the 91st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Dúrham FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.