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ESQUIU FC
Spectators: 7756 (Terracing: 5819, Seating: 1783, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Basilio Pepillo got the match started through his kick off. Su Xiang Sha kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. 8 minutes into the match, Gladiadores Legionarios's goal looked a bit too open when Enzo Fernandez came free, but Efrain Maria reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute of the match, Atilano Basualdo got a very nice opportunity to score, but Efrain Maria was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Atilano Basualdo made a great header on ESQUIU FC's corner, it was just that Gladiadores Legionarios's Efrain Maria managed to reach the ball for a save. The supporters of ESQUIU FC booed when Gladiadores Legionarios was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Su Xiang Sha didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 21st minute of the match Cristian-Gustavo Leiva sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Efrain Maria skillfully saved the ball. When Gladiadores Legionarios's Basilio Pepillo in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ESQUIU FC's goalie prevented a goal. In the 24th minute Haroldo Abadie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isidro Pacho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ESQUIU FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cristian-Gustavo Leiva in the 26th minute. A nice corner shot did that Shaun Phillips got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Efrain Maria quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 30 minutes into the match, ESQUIU FC's goal looked a bit too open when Haroldo Abadie came free, but Isidro Pacho reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Isidro Pacho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sacit Refik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to ESQUIU FC getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Josef Klintæus hit a great ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Gladiadores Legionarios's Ambrosio Gasteiz was substituted for Generoso Cresitobalo. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Atilano Basualdo to strike the kick off in the second half. After 54 minutes, Casimiro Berenguer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ESQUIU FC and the Gladiadores Legionarios players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to ESQUIU FC getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Casimiro Berenguer hit a great ball. The supporters of ESQUIU FC booed when Gladiadores Legionarios was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Su Xiang Sha didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enzo Fernandez in the 61st minute of play forced Gladiadores Legionarios's goalkeeper Efrain Maria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Gladiadores Legionarios getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Fabio Bernabel hit a great ball. Cristian-Gustavo Leiva took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 68th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Efrain Maria. Gladiadores Legionarios's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Efrain Maria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Atilano Basualdo in the 74th minute of the match. The supporters of Gladiadores Legionarios booed when ESQUIU FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tauras Marčiauskas didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 82nd minute, Enzo Fernandez got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 84th minute, Atilano Basualdo got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Atilano Basualdo in the 85th minute of play forced Gladiadores Legionarios's goalkeeper Efrain Maria to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute ESQUIU FC were awarded a corner. Cristian-Gustavo Leiva went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Cui Gang Qiang got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 1-0. 87 minutes into the match. Isidro Pacho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sacit Refik in the 92nd minute of the match. Atilano Basualdo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Atilano Basualdo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 97th minute, Enzo Fernandez managed to get in a good position for a shot. ESQUIU FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Enzo Fernandez was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Efrain Maria breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The ESQUIU FC support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.