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ALCOHOLICS STADIUM
Spectators: 9679 (Terracing: 8109, Seating: 1560, VIP seats: 10) Veracruz F.C.'s Ang Reifer started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Ramon Peralta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ang Reifer, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. After having played for 5 minutes, Florin Răducioiu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. REAL COHOLICS's supporters crossed their fingers, but Florin Răducioiu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 13 minutes into the game, Ivan Villarreal cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Shoto Maathai was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ramon Peralta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Ortiz in the 16th minute of play. Ramon Peralta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Ortiz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute, Juan Moreno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ramon Peralta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Ortiz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 28 minutes into the match, Max Moscoso had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ramon Peralta. REAL COHOLICS's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Max Moscoso was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Villarreal in the 32nd minute of play forced Veracruz F.C.'s goalkeeper Shoto Maathai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, REAL COHOLICS's Juan Moreno got a free kick in the 35th minute. Alberto Ortiz scored 1-2 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ramon Peralta, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Veracruz F.C.'s Carlos Manuel Facuse got a free kick in the 40th minute. A collision led to REAL COHOLICS getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Juan Moreno hit a great ball. In the 43rd minute of the match Alberto Ortiz shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ramon Peralta showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Ramon Peralta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Max Moscoso in the 44th minute of the match. In the 44th minute Max Moscoso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ramon Peralta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 44th minute, Max Moscoso made a precise shot to the right of Ramon Peralta. REAL COHOLICS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

Veracruz F.C. made a substitution. Leonidas Treviño replaced Totin Tijero. REAL COHOLICS made a substitution. Ivan Amaya replaced Ivan Villarreal. REAL COHOLICS's Brian Laudrup was substituted for Edward Wojton. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Brian Laudrup stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, REAL COHOLICS's Juan Moreno got a free kick in the 60th minute. Veracruz F.C.'s Shoto Maathai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Smith in the 68th minute of play. 69 minutes into the match, REAL COHOLICS's goalkeeper Ramon Peralta had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ang Reifer. In the 71st minute, Brian Laudrup ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Shoto Maathai was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. Rafael Vergara charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rafael Vergara the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 75th minute, Rafael Vergara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Veracruz F.C. getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Rafael Vergara hit a great ball. 83 minutes into the match, Veracruz F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Amaya came free, but Shoto Maathai reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ramon Peralta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Ortiz in the 84th minute of play. Max Quiros tried in the 85th minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Ramon Peralta a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 2-4. Brian Laudrup hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. After 91 played minutes Veracruz F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Francesco Carrillo. If Brian Laudrup had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Brian Laudrup struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Shoto Maathai didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for REAL COHOLICS. A collision led to REAL COHOLICS getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Henry Kolarov hit a great ball. In the 99th minute Alberto Ortiz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ramon Peralta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.