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Estadio Granville
Spectators: 7829 (Terracing: 6020, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zé Bani started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Granville's zone, Pablo-Enrique Cuba stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Andrea Cellucci came out of the goal and Pablo-Enrique Cuba tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of LTA FC booed when Granville was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Artemio Banegas didn't get a good kick on the ball. Granville's Andrea Cellucci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zé Bani in the 10th minute of play. 13 minutes into the game, LTA FC's Pablo-Enrique Cuba nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Andrea Cellucci made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Andrea Cellucci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Bani in the 22nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Granville's Chi-Chi Branca got a free kick in the 33rd minute. In the 35th match minute, LTA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Philippe Declercq to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Granville booed when LTA FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alf Möller didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Chi-Chi Branca made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Serafino Urko notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of LTA FC's Dalmacio Ebardo. Dalmacio Ebardo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 63 minutes into the match, Granville's goal looked a bit too open when Zé Bani came free, but Andrea Cellucci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Granville's Justino Frichoso was substituted for Rene Barea. Lee Pearson made in the 68th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Zé Bani however managed to control. Granville's Ruben Ioritz pulled a muscle in his back after 69 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 69 minutes into the game, Lee Pearson was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. LTA FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Granville the free kick. In the 69th match minute, LTA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lee Pearson to maneuver through the defense. LTA FC's Bart Pellen was substituted for Alf Möller. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mauro Elazar in the 78th minute of play forced LTA FC's goalkeeper Dalmacio Ebardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the LTA FC defense, Mauro Elazar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dalmacio Ebardo. The LTA FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dalmacio Ebardo should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, Granville's Andrea Cellucci got control of the ball when Zé Bani tried to sneak it across the goal line. Generoso Eder hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. In the 85th minute, Generoso Eder hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Philippe Declercq made in the 88th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Zé Bani. 90 minutes into the match, Granville's goalkeeper Andrea Cellucci had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zé Bani. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Philippe Declercq during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Philippe Declercq hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. In the 93rd minute Mauro Elazar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dalmacio Ebardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Granville fans cheered their team off the field, for while LTA FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.