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Andrés Chapu Nocioni
Spectators: 7460 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1680, VIP seats: 150) Jan Biörk made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 2nd minute Jan Biörk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gregorio Maiorga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ceci Basket Ball Club's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Salvador Guillerme was slow to take the kick. During this time Los Chupa's players had a chance to rest. Epifanio Argenis hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Ceci Basket Ball Club's Gregorio Maiorga played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Biörk in the 11th minute of play. After some careless play in the Ceci Basket Ball Club defense, Jan Biörk kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gregorio Maiorga. The Ceci Basket Ball Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gregorio Maiorga should have stopped the shot. After 15 minutes of play, Los Chupa's Gilberto Jacob made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gregorio Maiorga was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jan Biörk in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gregorio Maiorga prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 23rd match minute, Los Chupa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilberto Jacob to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arsenio Locaio in the 24th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ignacio Breogan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 27th minute, Jan Biörk left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Los Chupa fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. In the 30thth minute of the game Jan Biörk who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ceci Basket Ball Club's Gregorio Maiorga was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ignacio Breogan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aureliano Adrio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 33rdth minute of the game Arsenio Locaio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Los Chupa's Ignacio Breogan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Arsenio Locaio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Ignacio Breogan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Los Chupa's Ignacio Breogan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Los Chupa from getting a goal against them. In the 41st minute, Fan Bo Si hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 43 minutes into the match, Ceci Basket Ball Club's goal looked a bit too open when Jan Biörk came free, but Gregorio Maiorga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Ceci Basket Ball Club players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Los Chupa were winning 0-5.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arsenio Locaio to make the kick off. If Gilberto Jacob had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 56th minute Arsenio Locaio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ignacio Breogan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 57thth minute of the game Jan Biörk who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ceci Basket Ball Club's Gregorio Maiorga was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 58th match minute, Ceci Basket Ball Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabio Rencio to maneuver through the defense. In the 60th minute of the match Los Chupa got a corner. Ceci Basket Ball Club's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Salvador Guillerme ran over to the corner to take the kick. With 62 minutes on the clock, Epifanio Argenis commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 72 minutes into the match, Gilberto Jacob dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gregorio Maiorga, 1-7. Arsenio Locaio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 81 minutes into the match, Los Chupa's goal looked a bit too open when Aureliano Adrio came free, but Ignacio Breogan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Gilberto Jacob managed to get in a good position for a shot. Los Chupa's supporters rose to their feet, but Gilberto Jacob was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gregorio Maiorga breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the Ceci Basket Ball Club defense, Gilberto Jacob kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gregorio Maiorga. The Ceci Basket Ball Club fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gregorio Maiorga should have stopped the shot. Salvador Guillerme took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gregorio Maiorga. Gregorio Maiorga dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-9. Melchor Eder hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Gregorio Maiorga made a fantastic save in the 98th minute, when Gilberto Jacob sent off a good shot on target. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Los Chupa walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.