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La Polvera de Boca
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) In the 5th match minute, Norrlands Athen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frank Berglund to maneuver through the defense. When Natalio Nabar came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the El Retorno de Palermo 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 Natalio Nabar couldn't finish the play. Måns Sandberg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Modesto Olentzaro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. Natalio Nabar charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Natalio Nabar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 13 played minutes El Retorno de Palermo got a freekick which was hit by Natalio Nabar. Modesto Olentzaro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Måns Sandberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Bernardo Illart fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored El Retorno de Palermo's protests and gave Bernardo Illart a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to El Retorno de Palermo getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Bernardo Illart hit a great ball. In the 22nd minute Måns Sandberg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Modesto Olentzaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rd minute Norrlands Athen were awarded a corner. Filcho Slivkov went to the cornerflag to take it. Måns Sandberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Modesto Olentzaro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Måns Sandberg ran back to his position shaking his head. Modesto Olentzaro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Måns Sandberg in the 27th minute of the match. Modesto Olentzaro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Lebron in the 29th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, Norrlands Athen's Måns Sandberg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Modesto Olentzaro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. El Retorno de Palermo's Modesto Olentzaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Lebron in the 31st minute of play. Modesto Olentzaro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Måns Sandberg in the 38th minute of play. Esteban Panfilo made in the 42nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Hilario Mikeldi immediately put the ball in play. 44 minutes into the game, Norrlands Athen's Måns Sandberg nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Modesto Olentzaro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Måns Sandberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 47th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Modesto Olentzaro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Måns Sandberg ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Måns Sandberg in the 47th minute of play forced El Retorno de Palermo's goalkeeper Modesto Olentzaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Natalio Nabar stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Manfred Fribäck showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hilario Mikeldi in the 51st minute of the match. Måns Sandberg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Modesto Olentzaro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. In the 54th minute Norrlands Athen were awarded a corner. Filcho Slivkov went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Norrlands Athen's Urbano Fidencio to a score. 0-3 in the 55th minute. 58 minutes into the match, Norrlands Athen's Måns Sandberg sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Modesto Olentzaro narrowly saved just below the crossbar. El Retorno de Palermo's Bernardo Illart got his second yellow card of the match in the 61st minute. The referee ordered Bernardo Illart off the ground. Bernardo Illart kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. Norrlands Athen made a substitution. Arvin Låsberg replaced Tord Lundin. Norrlands Athen made a substitution. Gilbert Hermansson replaced Måns Sandberg. Norrlands Athen made a substitution. Mathias Alrot replaced Urbano Fidencio. After a rather tough play, El Retorno de Palermo's Bernardo Illart got a free kick in the 64th minute. Modesto Olentzaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilbert Hermansson, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. In the 72nd minute, one of El Retorno de Palermo:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for El Retorno de Palermo. Modesto Olentzaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilbert Hermansson, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Modesto Olentzaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilbert Hermansson, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Omar Canor's late challenge caught a Norrlands Athen's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Omar Canor helped the player get up and apologised. In the 84th minute, Omar Canor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Gilbert Hermansson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Juan Lebron got free with Modesto Olentzaro in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match clock showed 89 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Gilbert Hermansson sped through El Retorno de Palermo's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Modesto Olentzaro. With a little luck, El Retorno de Palermo's Modesto Olentzaro got control of the ball when Juan Lebron tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match was over Norrlands Athen could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than El Retorno de Palermo throughout the match.