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Estadio Tosquita
Spectators: 6659 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Isidro Pabla started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute Luis Benitez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Octavio Bladi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Octavio Bladi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Benitez, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Octavio Bladi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Benitez, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ismael Tallia in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Octavio Bladi saved JUVENTUS from getting behind. Saverio Marquez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Isidro Pabla in the 15th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Isaac Veto during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to mathias FC getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Isaac Veto hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Ismael Tallia managed to get in a good position for a shot. mathias FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ismael Tallia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Octavio Bladi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When mathias FC's Luis Benitez in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye JUVENTUS's goalie prevented a goal. Jimeno Valerio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saverio Marquez having to interfere. Jimeno Valerios short, quick shot in the 30thth minute got Saverio Marquez to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 31 minutes into the game, JUVENTUS's Jimeno Valerio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Saverio Marquez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. With a little luck, mathias FC's Saverio Marquez got control of the ball when Jimeno Valerio tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to mathias FC getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Joel Efren hit a great ball. Saverio Marquez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isidro Pabla, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Luis Benitez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Octavio Bladi having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

If Luis Benitez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Isidro Pabla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saverio Marquez having to interfere. In the 62nd minute, Isaac Veto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Jimeno Valerio came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the JUVENTUS 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 Jimeno Valerio couldn't finish the play. In the 69th minute, mathias FC's Luis Benitez dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in JUVENTUS's zone, Joel Efren stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Octavio Bladi came out of the goal and Joel Efren tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Octavio Bladi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Benitez in the 78th minute of the match. JUVENTUS's Octavio Bladi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Benitez in the 82nd minute of play. Octavio Bladi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ismael Tallia in the 83rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Benitez in the 85th minute of play forced JUVENTUS's goalkeeper Octavio Bladi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. JUVENTUS's Isidro Pabla got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Manuel Santio's late challenge caught a JUVENTUS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Manuel Santio helped the player get up and apologised. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.