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Spectators: 7276 (Terracing: 5776, Seating: 1400, VIP seats: 100) An unexpectedly hard shot by Vincent Gala in the 4th minute of play forced Auckland Titans II's goalkeeper Romualdo Figueroa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute, Santiago Ibanez made a precise shot to the right of Miliano Puyol. Pistaxico FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Fuad Kakoli recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Santiago Ibanez blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Miliano Puyol having to make a save. Miliano Puyol showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Casimiro Titos in the 18th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Auckland Titans II's Vachon Soler got a free kick in the 19th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Casimiro Titos got free with Miliano Puyol in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Romualdo Figueroa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Froilan Ribeiro in the 29th minute of the match. Rexino Redondo hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Miliano Puyol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Casimiro Titos in the 32nd minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, Auckland Titans II's goal looked a bit too open when Macario Justo came free, but Romualdo Figueroa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Santiago Ibanez, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 35 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Miliano Puyol was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. After having played for 37 minutes, Kamal Al Attar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Auckland Titans II's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kamal Al Attar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Casimiro Titos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Miliano Puyol was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. With his leg Miliano Puyol managed to avoid a goal in the 42ndth minute, when Auckland Titans II's Casimiro Titos fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Casimiro Titos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of Auckland Titans II booed when Pistaxico FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Julen Elias didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 48 played minutes, Auckland Titans II's Fuad Kakoli shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Miliano Puyol came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Auckland Titans II reached it. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

After having played for 52 minutes, Casimiro Titos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Auckland Titans II's supporters crossed their fingers, but Casimiro Titos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Miliano Puyol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vachon Soler in the 58th minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, Pistaxico FC's goal looked a bit too open when Casimiro Titos came free, but Miliano Puyol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Osvaldo Toxeiro charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Osvaldo Toxeiro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Osvaldo Toxeiro hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santiago Ibanez in the 62nd minute of play forced Pistaxico FC's goalkeeper Miliano Puyol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vincent Gala fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Romualdo Figueroa having to interfere. The supporters of Auckland Titans II booed when Pistaxico FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Froilan Ribeiro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Miliano Puyol showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santiago Ibanez, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Miliano Puyol didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vachon Soler went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Casimiro Titos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 76 minutes, Santiago Ibanez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Auckland Titans II and the Pistaxico FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Santiago Ibanez kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. Vincent Gala could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Romualdo Figueroa made a huge save. Casimiro Titos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Miliano Puyol having to make a save. In the 82nd minute, Rexino Redondo made a precise shot to the right of Miliano Puyol. Pistaxico FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. Romualdo Figueroa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Vincent Gala in the 87th minute. Casimiro Titos scored 5-0 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Miliano Puyol, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Santiago Ibanez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the referee ended the match the Auckland Titans II players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.