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Spectators: 10829 (Terracing: 8123, Seating: 2490, VIP seats: 216) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rosario Cardona kicked off to start the match. La 李义南 in the 2ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Loramendi Valdivia, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rosario Cardona in the 6th minute of play forced PUKOHAS FC's goalkeeper Auguste Rose to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute Rosario Cardona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Auguste Rose saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, PUKOHAS FC's Abelardo Manni got a free kick in the 11th minute. With his leg Loramendi Valdivia managed to avoid a goal in the 14thth minute, when PUKOHAS FC's La 李义南 fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. PUKOHAS FC's La 李义南 was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 14th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Auguste Rose made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Tello in the 17th minute of play. Auguste Rose showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Tello in the 23rd minute of the match. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by PUKOHAS FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Denis Redd was slow to take the kick. During this time Azzurri FC's players had a chance to rest. In the 26th minute La 李义南 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Loramendi Valdivia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. La 李义南s short, quick shot in the 31stth minute got Loramendi Valdivia to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 36th minute Carlos Tello shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Auguste Rose saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. La 李义南 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Loramendi Valdivia having to interfere. 41 minutes into the match, PUKOHAS FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jules Barrett came free, but Auguste Rose reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Tello in the 42nd minute of play forced PUKOHAS FC's goalkeeper Auguste Rose to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Auguste Rose took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Tello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Tello in the 47th minute of play forced PUKOHAS FC's goalkeeper Auguste Rose to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and La 李义南 made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, PUKOHAS FC's goalkeeper Auguste Rose had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jules Barrett. Auguste Rose took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Tello, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jules Barrett came free with the goalkeeper in the 63rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Auguste Rose could save by the left post. A collision led to Azzurri FC getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Bartlomiej Winnicki hit a great ball. After 67 played minutes Azzurri FC got a freekick which was hit by Bartlomiej Winnicki. Haywood Michael, 68 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. Rosario Cardona recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Auguste Rose made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carlos Tello in the 73rd minute. The audience was convinced that La 李义南's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Loramendi Valdivia was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. After some careless play in the PUKOHAS FC defense, Carlos Tello kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Auguste Rose. The PUKOHAS FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Auguste Rose should have stopped the shot. PUKOHAS FC's Auguste Rose played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Tello in the 80th minute of play. When PUKOHAS FC's La 李义南 in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Azzurri FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 94th minute, Jules Barrett left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Azzurri FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. The Azzurri FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Azzurri FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.