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El Monumental
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5625, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 150) Erasmo Palben started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd minute Emilio Stefano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnulfo Blasi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Liam Downes scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arnulfo Blasi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 7th minute Erasmo Palben shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnulfo Blasi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Tronconi FC defense, Liam Downes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arnulfo Blasi. The Tronconi FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arnulfo Blasi should have stopped the shot. In the 14th minute, Liam Downes made a precise shot to the right of Arnulfo Blasi. Tronconi FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Arnulfo Blasi came out of the goal in the 17th minute to try and stop a shot by IFC's Emilio Stefano. But to his dismay, Emilio Stefano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. 23 minutes into the game, Emilio Stefano cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-6. Arnulfo Blasi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Erasmo Palben might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arnulfo Blasi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Erasmo Palben ran back to his position shaking his head. Gaspar Guillelmus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Arnulfo Blasi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arnulfo Blasi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erasmo Palben in the 35th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Liam Downes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arnulfo Blasi. Tronconi FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Liam Downes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-8. Arnulfo Blasi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gaspar Guillelmus, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Arnulfo Blasi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erasmo Palben in the 46th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-8 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

After a rather tough play, Tronconi FC's Marcelo Ebardo got a free kick in the 51st minute. Arnulfo Blasi made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Emilio Stefano sent off a good shot on target. 53 minutes into the match, Tronconi FC's goal looked a bit too open when Liam Downes came free, but Arnulfo Blasi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 54th minute, Martin Peters ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arnulfo Blasi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-9. An unexpected shot in the 57th minute by Emilio Stefano got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 65th minute, IFC's Emilio Stefano ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Arnulfo Blasi. Arnulfo Blasi yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-11. Antonio Nel charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Antonio Nel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. IFC's Eustaquio Lazcano was substituted for Jose Nafarroa. Arnulfo Blasi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Liam Downes in the 77th minute of play. Arnulfo Blasi was a little too slow when Emilio Stefano got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 78th minute. The score was now 0-12. 82 minutes into the match, Gaspar Guillelmus dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Arnulfo Blasi, 0-13. Arnulfo Blasi came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by IFC's Liam Downes. But to his dismay, Liam Downes quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-14. If Erasmo Palben had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. IFC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.