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Elxene arena stadium
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Helge Dale got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Vieja guardia futbol's goalkeeper Arnoldo Mateus had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Helge Dale. Fermin Montrell fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Edgardo Marz having to interfere. Edgardo Marz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abelardo Lucado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 10 minutes into the match, Vieja guardia futbol's goal looked a bit too open when Hernan Iraunkor came free, but Arnoldo Mateus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arnoldo Mateus took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rabah Khaldi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnoldo Mateus made an important save on a dangerous shot by Helge Dale in the 12th minute. Abelardo Lucado scored 0-1 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Edgardo Marz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 17th minute, Fermin Montrell made a precise shot to the right of Edgardo Marz. Xene Fc's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Tomás Silviano kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Edgardo Marz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abelardo Lucado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edgardo Marz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeremias Fe in the 22nd minute of play. In the 24th minute, Fermin Montrell ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edgardo Marz was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. 27 minutes into the match, Xene Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Fermin Montrell came free, but Edgardo Marz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edgardo Marz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abelardo Lucado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 36th minute, Jeremias Fe made a precise shot to the right of Edgardo Marz. Xene Fc's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. 40 minutes into the match, Abel Oidor dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Arnoldo Mateus, 1-5. In the 44th minute Rabah Khaldi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnoldo Mateus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 46th match minute, Vieja guardia futbol was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dalmacio Neron to maneuver through the defense. After the first half Vieja guardia futbol were leading 1-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abelardo Lucado was the one to do the kick off. Rabah Khaldi charged in rather forcefully in the 50th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rabah Khaldi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Xene Fc's Rabah Khaldi got a free kick in the 51st minute. Arnoldo Mateus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rabah Khaldi in the 53rd minute of the match. Arnoldo Mateus made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Helge Dale in the 55th minute of play. With 57 minutes on the clock, Marcial Adrio commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Edgardo Marz made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Abelardo Lucado sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niceto Sabino in the 67th minute of play forced Vieja guardia futbol's goalkeeper Arnoldo Mateus to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Ernesto Naelio fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Vieja guardia futbol's protests and gave Ernesto Naelio a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Xene Fc booed when Vieja guardia futbol was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ernesto Naelio didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arnoldo Mateus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rabah Khaldi, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Arnoldo Mateus showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rabah Khaldi, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. 89 minutes into the match, Vieja guardia futbol's goal looked a bit too open when Helge Dale came free, but Arnoldo Mateus reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 90th match minute, Vieja guardia futbol was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fermin Montrell to maneuver through the defense. In the 91st minute, Helge Dale ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arnoldo Mateus was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-5. In the 97th minute of the match, Abelardo Lucado got a very nice opportunity to score, but Edgardo Marz was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Hernan Iraunkor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 99th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Vieja guardia futbol supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Vieja guardia futbol would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.