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Manaos Arena
Spectators: 7464 (Terracing: 5599, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Honorio Iratxo kicked off to start the match. Cleto Eutropio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Lisandro Tajo managed to get in a good position for a shot. River Fran's supporters rose to their feet, but Lisandro Tajo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aydemir Sungun breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of River Fran booed when Real Manaos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Everardo Urbes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lisandro Tajo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 14 minutes into the match, Real Manaos's goal looked a bit too open when Lisandro Tajo came free, but Aydemir Sungun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cleto Eutropio in the 16th minute of play forced Real Manaos's goalkeeper Aydemir Sungun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Honorio Iratxo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Real Manaos's supporters rose to their feet, but Honorio Iratxo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lorenzo Arias breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 22 minutes into the match, Real Manaos's goal looked a bit too open when Cleto Eutropio came free, but Aydemir Sungun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Cleto Eutropio came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the River Fran fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cleto Eutropio couldn't finish the play. After 27 minutes of play, River Fran's Cleto Eutropio made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aydemir Sungun was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Lisandro Tajo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in River Fran's zone, Honorio Iratxo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lorenzo Arias came out of the goal and Honorio Iratxo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cleto Eutropio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 50th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aydemir Sungun having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Lisandro Tajo made the kick off in the second half. Aydemir Sungun made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Cleto Eutropio sent off a good shot on target. In the 60th minute Lisandro Tajo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aydemir Sungun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Isaac Eate kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lisandro Tajo in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aydemir Sungun saved Real Manaos from getting behind. The crowd rose to their feet as River Fran's Lisandro Tajo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Aydemir Sungun. That made the score 0-3 after 70 minutes of play. Aydemir Sungun didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cleto Eutropio went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. When Lisandro Tajo came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the River Fran fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lisandro Tajo couldn't finish the play. If Lisandro Tajo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cleto Eutropio 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. Aydemir Sungun made a fantastic save in the 98th minute, when Cleto Eutropio sent off a good shot on target. When the match was over River Fran could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Real Manaos throughout the match.