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Yasser Arafat
Spectators: 8007 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fidel Joachim started the match with the kick off. CA Intifada Palestina's Bruno Peyo got a good chance for a goal in the 2nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Pepomania's zone, Javier Che stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emiliano Claude came out of the goal and Javier Che tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ferdinando Galván could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Emiliano Claude made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Pepomania's zone, Javier Che stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emiliano Claude came out of the goal and Javier Che tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Pepomania booed when CA Intifada Palestina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Froilan Romildo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ferdinando Galván who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 21stth minute tested the skills of Emiliano Claude when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 22 minutes into the match, CA Intifada Palestina's goal looked a bit too open when Fidel Joachim came free, but Leon Aznaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Emiliano Claude didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Raimundo Gora went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. When Bruno Peyo came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the CA Intifada Palestina 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 Bruno Peyo couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fidel Joachim in the 35th minute of play forced CA Intifada Palestina's goalkeeper Leon Aznaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. CA Intifada Palestina's Ferdinando Galván pulled a muscle in his leg after 38 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Gaston Aguilera's late challenge caught a CA Intifada Palestina's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gaston Aguilera helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Pepomania getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Gaston Aguilera hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Javier Che kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Emiliano Claude. That made the score 3-0 in the 45 minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Pepomania made a substitution. Philipp Morris replaced Sjoerd Baptist. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bruno Peyo to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Pepomania's zone, Bruno Peyo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emiliano Claude came out of the goal and Bruno Peyo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fidel Joachim's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Leon Aznaro read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. When Fidel Baudelio fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pepomania's protests and gave Fidel Baudelio a yellow card for diving instead. In the 55th minute, Fidel Baudelio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 58th match minute, Pepomania was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fidel Baudelio to maneuver through the defense. Pepomania's Ramiro Frantzes was substituted for Fidel Joachim. After a rather tough play, Pepomania's Fidel Baudelio got a free kick in the 59th minute. CA Intifada Palestina's Froilan Romildo got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Javier Che came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the CA Intifada Palestina 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 Javier Che couldn't finish the play. The corner led Pepomania's Ismael Lain to fire away a dangerous shot which Leon Aznaro despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The audience was convinced that Ermegildo Donio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emiliano Claude was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. In the 84thth minute of the game Justino Valery who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pepomania's Emiliano Claude was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Emiliano Claude made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ermegildo Donio in the 87th minute of play. In the 92nd minute Ermegildo Donio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emiliano Claude saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leon Aznaro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramiro Frantzes in the 94th minute of the match. CA Intifada Palestina's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.