Fabian C. Peruchena
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Q. T. I.'s Anibal Lluques started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Anibal Lluques sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jonas Bladi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Horacio Dolfo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 11 minutes Grosso United's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Julian Raymundo who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Julian Raymundo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Grosso United's Jonas Bladi did a great save. The audience cheered loudly when Julian Raymundo's long shot in the 11th minute became 1-0 when the ball went to the left of and passed Jonas Bladi. Anibal Lluques might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonas Bladi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Anibal Lluques ran back to his position shaking his head. 20 minutes into the match, Grosso United's goalkeeper Jonas Bladi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Julian Raymundo. In the 24th minute, Åke Abelsson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Grosso United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cayetano Xacintu in the 28th minute of play forced Q. T. I.'s goalkeeper Paulo Txatxu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grosso United's Jonas Bladi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Grosso United from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anibal Lluques got free with Jonas Bladi in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 38th minute Ulises Gartzen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Txatxu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paulo Txatxu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cayetano Xacintu went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. If Anibal Lluques had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.
The wind increased when Ulises Gartzen made the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anibal Lluques in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jonas Bladi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A sloppy throw-in by Alejo Bastiaro in the 54th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Q. T. I.'s Wilfredo Uxio. Grosso United made a substitution. Mauro Mendez replaced Åke Abelsson. In the 56th minute, Gustavo da Costa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Grosso United's Jonas Bladi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anibal Lluques in the 57th minute of play. 57 minutes into the game, Q. T. I.'s Anibal Lluques nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonas Bladi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. After a rather tough play, Q. T. I.'s Anibal Lluques got a free kick in the 61st minute. Anibal Lluques fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jonas Bladi having to interfere. In the 67th minute of the match, Gustavo da Costa tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Paulo Txatxu saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 67 minutes into the game, Gustavo da Costa recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Paulo Txatxu. Gustavo da Costa showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-3. The audience was convinced that Casimiro Guillelmus's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonas Bladi was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Mauro Mendez's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Paulo Txatxu firmly grabbed it by the left post. Ulises Gartzen could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Paulo Txatxu made a huge save. Anibal Lluques received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Jonas Bladi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Grosso United's Reynaldo Pietro was substituted for Ulises Gartzen. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cayetano Xacintu in the 83rd minute of play forced Q. T. I.'s goalkeeper Paulo Txatxu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alejo Bastiaro made in the 85th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Q. T. I.'s Leopoldo Vermudo. 87 minutes into the match, Grosso United's goal looked a bit too open when Anibal Lluques came free, but Jonas Bladi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 91st match minute, Grosso United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mauro Mendez to maneuver through the defense. Anibal Lluques's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jonas Bladi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. Grosso United's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.
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