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Nirnaeth Arnoediad
Spectators: 7436 (Terracing: 5578, Seating: 1710, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eriberto Mercado started the match with the kick off. Christian Zamora charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Christian Zamora the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of AC UTUMNO booed when Saxamar FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Christian Zamora didn't get a good kick on the ball. 4 minutes into the match, Saxamar FC's goalkeeper Diego Armando Davison had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eber Sanabria. After a defensive mix-up in AC UTUMNO's zone, Eriberto Mercado stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Humberto Lasa came out of the goal and Eriberto Mercado tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eber Sanabria's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 17thth minute, Diego Armando Davison skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Saxamar FC's Diego Armando Davison played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celino Villota in the 18th minute of play. Humberto Lasa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aníbal Gafo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 29 minutes of play, Saxamar FC's Aníbal Gafo made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Humberto Lasa was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 34th minute, Eriberto Mercado left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Saxamar FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. If Eber Sanabria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Celino Villota had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Eber Sanabria sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half Saxamar FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Celino Villota stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When AC UTUMNO's Celino Villota in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Saxamar FC's goalie prevented a goal. Mohamed Fariña's late challenge caught a Saxamar FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mohamed Fariña helped the player get up and apologised. When Aníbal Gafo came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Saxamar 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 Aníbal Gafo couldn't finish the play. Aníbal Gafo struck a weak shot in the 60th minute. Humberto Lasa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Saxamar FC. In the 68th minute of the match, Eriberto Mercado tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Humberto Lasa saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. AC UTUMNO's Eber Sanabria got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Celino Villota's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Diego Armando Davison was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. The supporters of Saxamar FC booed when AC UTUMNO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claudio Agnese didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Eber Sanabria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of AC UTUMNO booed when Saxamar FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan Luis Pellegri didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 92nd minute, Celino Villota got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Celino Villota had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Diego Armando Davison showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eber Sanabria in the 95th minute of the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Saxamar FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.