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TORQUE ARENA
Spectators: 9275 (Terracing: 6958, Seating: 2133, VIP seats: 184) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dave Mancinelli started the match with the kick off. In the 7th minute, Filomeno Remir ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sébastien Frey was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. If Filomeno Remir had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 15 minutes into the match, Filomeno Remir had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sébastien Frey. TORQUE F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Filomeno Remir was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. TORQUE F.C.'s Igor Abancens was substituted for Dave Mancinelli. In the 22nd minute Filomeno Remir shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sébastien Frey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filomeno Remir in the 22nd minute of play forced TORQUE F.C.'s goalkeeper Sébastien Frey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 23 minutes had been played when some careless play by TORQUE F.C.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Kieran Listkowski was slow to take the kick. During this time Manfredi AFC's players had a chance to rest. Virgilio Tajo made a great header on Manfredi AFC's corner, it was just that TORQUE F.C.'s Sébastien Frey managed to reach the ball for a save. After having played for 27 minutes, Filomeno Remir managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manfredi AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Filomeno Remir was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. TORQUE F.C.'s Sébastien Frey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filomeno Remir in the 32nd minute of play. In the 43rd minute, Cristian Ieltxu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TORQUE F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Cristian Ieltxu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Roman Vachon read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 47th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Filomeno Remir stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Filomeno Remir cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-4. Sébastien Frey was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 58 minutes into the match, Manfredi AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Ieltxu came free, but Roman Vachon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Filomeno Remir came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Manfredi 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 Filomeno Remir couldn't finish the play. Manfredi AFC made a substitution. Son Banana replaced Filomeno Remir. Manfredi AFC's Ladislao Mannie was substituted for Aristides Cesaro. Manfredi AFC made a substitution. Ronald Ferenc replaced Guido Mikolas. With a little luck, TORQUE F.C.'s Sébastien Frey got control of the ball when Ladislao Mannie tried to sneak it across the goal line. Son Banana recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. TORQUE F.C.'s Sébastien Frey proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save TORQUE F.C. from getting a goal against them. In the 82nd minute, Kieran Listkowski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Manfredi AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. 86 minutes into the match, TORQUE F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Son Banana came free, but Sébastien Frey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 87 minutes TORQUE F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Kieran Listkowski who took care of the corner kick. Manfredi AFC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Kieran Listkowski in the 89th minute. After taking down the ball on Manfredi AFC's corner Kieran Listkowski fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Sébastien Frey quite easily take care of the ball. 94 minutes into the game, Son Banana cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-6. Sébastien Frey was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.