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Taco
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Maximino Mendiko started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 4 minutes of play, harpersFC's Uriel Cordarrel made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bartolo Lauaxeta was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximino Mendiko in the 6th minute of play forced harpersFC's goalkeeper Armando Erramu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 10 minutes into the match, Uriel Cordarrel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bartolo Lauaxeta. Taco AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Uriel Cordarrel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 13th minute, Julian Su hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. harpersFC's Vicente Pinto couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 14th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Taco AFC. harpersFC's Armando Erramu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save harpersFC from getting a goal against them. Taco AFC's Bartolo Lauaxeta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mario Dunixi in the 21st minute of play. After some careless play in the Taco AFC defense, Pelle Alegren kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bartolo Lauaxeta. The Taco AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bartolo Lauaxeta should have stopped the shot. Uriel Cordarrel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 27th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aquilino Abeita got free with Armando Erramu in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 33 minutes, Mario Dunixi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. harpersFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mario Dunixi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 35th minute, Pelle Alegren 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. The harpersFC fans' excitement grew in the 36th match minute when harpersFC's Pelle Alegren looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-5 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 40 minutes into the match, harpersFC's Mario Dunixi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bartolo Lauaxeta narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Taco AFC getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Bernardo Bastia hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Taco AFC's Aquilino Abeita got a free kick in the 41st minute. harpersFC's Armando Erramu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save harpersFC from getting a goal against them. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-5 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abel Javiar to make the kick off. Armando Erramu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maximino Mendiko, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. The supporters of harpersFC booed when Taco AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maximino Mendiko didn't get a good kick on the ball. Uriel Cordarrel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abel Javiar got free with Bartolo Lauaxeta in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Abel Javiar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bartolo Lauaxeta having to interfere. 68 minutes into the match, Pelle Alegren notched a goal, 0-7, to the right of Taco AFC's Bartolo Lauaxeta. Bartolo Lauaxeta was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Abel Javiar's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 77thth minute, Bartolo Lauaxeta skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. If Pelle Alegren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The supporters of harpersFC booed when Taco AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Natalio Salbatore didn't get a good kick on the ball. harpersFC's Armando Erramu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maximino Mendiko in the 88th minute of play. The supporters of Taco AFC booed when harpersFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. David Rito didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pelle Alegren got free with Bartolo Lauaxeta in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 92nd minute, Taco AFC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Abel Javiar fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. When the match was over harpersFC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Taco AFC throughout the match.