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Gojira Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Emilio Gaufred got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, FLYING WHALES's goal looked a bit too open when Fernan Regis came free, but Eustaquio Monico reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In a very dangerous position, a player in FLYING WHALES fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 5th minute. Penalty! Emilio Gaufred's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Eustaquio Monico read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. Claudio Larra kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. After 15 minutes of play, Talagapa AFC's Fernan Regis made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eustaquio Monico was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Pablo Lucian in the 19th minute of play forced Talagapa AFC's goalkeeper Fernan Dalmu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fernan Regis took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Eustaquio Monico. Eustaquio Monico dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Fernan Regis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Eustaquio Monico having to make a save. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind FLYING WHALES's goalkeeper Eustaquio Monico, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The attack was good, but when Emilio Gaufred in the 29th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Fernan Regis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eustaquio Monico having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roman Jaizki in the 34th minute of play forced FLYING WHALES's goalkeeper Eustaquio Monico to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 35 minutes, Fernan Regis made it 1-4 with a short kick to the right side. FLYING WHALES's Eustaquio Monico tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernan Regis in the 39th minute of play forced FLYING WHALES's goalkeeper Eustaquio Monico to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Juan Urtats had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emilio Gaufred sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 49th minute, Fernan Regis 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. Disappointed in the 1-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Pablo Lucian to make the kick off. Fernan Regis who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 53rdth minute tested the skills of Eustaquio Monico when he managed to save the team from getting behind. FLYING WHALES's Eustaquio Monico played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emilio Gaufred in the 57th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Emilio Gaufred's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eustaquio Monico was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. After some careless play in the FLYING WHALES defense, Fernan Regis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eustaquio Monico. The FLYING WHALES fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eustaquio Monico should have stopped the shot. Eustaquio Monico made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emilio Gaufred in the 83rd minute of play. In the 88th minute, Fernan Regis left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Talagapa AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-6. Eustaquio Monico was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Emilio Gaufred showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-7 in the 93 minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Emilio Gaufred managed to get in a good position for a shot. Talagapa AFC's supporters rose to their feet, but Emilio Gaufred was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eustaquio Monico breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 99th minute Roman Jaizki shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eustaquio Monico saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The FLYING WHALES fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Talagapa AFC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.