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Merlinalandia
Spectators: 7185 (Terracing: 5391, Seating: 1652, VIP seats: 142) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Marciano Berbiz started the match with the kick off. Marciano Berbiz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Isaias Peru tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marciano Berbiz was extremely unlucky when he, in the 11th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Isaias Peru didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Merlina FC's Marciano Berbiz shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Isidro Gelmiro kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. In the 26th minute, Bartolo Mundo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Simon Confesor scored 1-1 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Diego Marinho, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Marciano Berbiz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Isaias Peru tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hernan Lucado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isaias Peru having to interfere. Marciano Berbiz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Isaias Peru tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hernan Lucado was extremely unlucky when he, in the 36th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. In the 37th minute, Merlina FC's Hernan Lucado dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. Marciano Berbiz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Isidro Gelmiro made a kick off. Isidro Gelmiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diego Marinho having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Simon Confesor got free with Diego Marinho in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 62 minutes, Silvestre Breogan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Asthenia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Silvestre Breogan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Asthenia booed when Merlina FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marciano Berbiz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Asthenia's Isaias Peru played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marciano Berbiz in the 68th minute of play. Isaias Peru took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hernan Lucado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Asthenia's Isidro Gelmiro got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Marciano Berbiz came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Merlina 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 Marciano Berbiz couldn't finish the play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Simon Confesor got free with Diego Marinho in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Merlina FC had won after a very even match.