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Corvus Nidum
Spectators: 7152 (Terracing: 5365, Seating: 1645, VIP seats: 142) 武天凌 made the kick off and thus started the match. Nemesio Vermudo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niceto Bidun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 9 minutes into the match, Matias Ibañez dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Nemesio Vermudo, 1-0. After some careless play in the Talapampa AFC defense, Niceto Bidun kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nemesio Vermudo. The Talapampa AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nemesio Vermudo should have stopped the shot. Talapampa AFC's Nemesio Vermudo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Talapampa AFC from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Matias Ibañez in the 21st minute of play forced Talapampa AFC's goalkeeper Nemesio Vermudo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 22nd minute 武天凌 shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hermengildo Maurin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute of the match Talapampa AFC got a corner. Ravens's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Fernan Brun ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Talapampa AFC's corner Israel Luke fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Hermengildo Maurin quite easily take care of the ball. Nemesio Vermudo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Niceto Bidun in the 25th minute. 29 minutes into the match, Talapampa AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Matias Ibañez came free, but Nemesio Vermudo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 31st minute Niceto Bidun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nemesio Vermudo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Ravens's Matias Ibañez slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Nemesio Vermudo. That made the score 4-0 after 40 minutes of play. After having played for 44 minutes, Honorato Urdaspal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Talapampa AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Honorato Urdaspal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Matias Ibañez made the kick off in the second half. Hermengildo Maurin was a little too slow when 武天凌 got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 56th minute. The score was now 4-1. After a defensive mix-up in Ravens's zone, 武天凌 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hermengildo Maurin came out of the goal and 武天凌 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that 武天凌's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hermengildo Maurin was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. After some careless play in the Talapampa AFC defense, Matias Ibañez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nemesio Vermudo. The Talapampa AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nemesio Vermudo should have stopped the shot. Fernan Brun took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hermengildo Maurin. Hermengildo Maurin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-2. When 武天凌 came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Talapampa AFC 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 武天凌 couldn't finish the play. After 81 played minutes Talapampa AFC got a freekick which was hit by Honorato Urdaspal. After a defensive mix-up in Ravens's zone, 武天凌 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hermengildo Maurin came out of the goal and 武天凌 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hermengildo Maurin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 武天凌 in the 87th minute of the match. Eusebio Calixto kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. In the 91st minute, Eusebio Calixto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Ravens getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Dalmacio Chus hit a great ball. When 武天凌 fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Talapampa AFC's protests and gave 武天凌 a yellow card for diving instead. After 97 played minutes Talapampa AFC got a freekick which was hit by 武天凌. For all the effort they put into the match, the Talapampa AFC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Ravens.