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Don Pedro Batistelli
Spectators: 7593 (Terracing: 5696, Seating: 1746, VIP seats: 151) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Eusebio Gorri took the kick off in the first half of the match. Victorio Gaitan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luisito Sanchez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 7 minutes into the match, Iowa FC's goalkeeper Victorio Gaitan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fermin Mino. Pablo Socorro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael Rito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carmelo Admon in the 13th minute of play forced LA MERCED F.C.'s goalkeeper Pablo Socorro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. LA MERCED F.C.'s Pablo Socorro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eusebio Gorri in the 15th minute of play. In the 18th minute Fermin Mino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victorio Gaitan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fermin Mino had several of the Iowa FC's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 18 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Victorio Gaitan as he didn't even see the shot coming. Victorio Gaitan made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Andrey Shevchenko sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dalmacio Iban during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of LA MERCED F.C. booed when Iowa FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dalmacio Iban didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 29th minute, Nunez Sein fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Victorio Gaitan, passed just outside the right post. 32 minutes into the match, Iowa FC's goalkeeper Victorio Gaitan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fermin Mino. 33 minutes into the match, Fermin Mino had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Victorio Gaitan. Iowa FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fermin Mino was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. In the 37th minute, Andrey Shevchenko left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LA MERCED F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. 41 minutes into the match, LA MERCED F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Carmelo Admon came free, but Pablo Socorro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With his leg Victorio Gaitan managed to avoid a goal in the 42ndth minute, when LA MERCED F.C.'s Ricardo-Enrique Bochini fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fermin Mino to strike the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice moves Carmelo Admon could shoot a difficult shot in the 54th minute, which Pablo Socorro however easily saved by the left post. Victorio Gaitan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrey Shevchenko in the 56th minute of play. Dalmacio Iban got his second yellow card in the match during the 58th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Dalmacio Iban hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. 62 minutes into the match, Ricardo-Enrique Bochini had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Victorio Gaitan. Iowa FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ricardo-Enrique Bochini was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. After some careless play in the Iowa FC defense, Andrey Shevchenko kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Victorio Gaitan. The Iowa FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Victorio Gaitan should have stopped the shot. After some careless play in the Iowa FC defense, Fermin Mino kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Victorio Gaitan. The Iowa FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Victorio Gaitan should have stopped the shot. Iowa FC's Victorio Gaitan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Andrey Shevchenko in the 79th minute of play. Victorio Gaitan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fermin Mino, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Iowa FC's Victorio Gaitan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricardo-Enrique Bochini in the 83rd minute of play. In the 86th match minute, LA MERCED F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrey Shevchenko to maneuver through the defense. Victorio Gaitan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fermin Mino went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 9-0 was the resulting score. In the 93rd minute, Ricardo-Enrique Bochini 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. 94 minutes into the match, Andrey Shevchenko notched a goal, 10-0, to the right of Iowa FC's Victorio Gaitan. Victorio Gaitan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Luisito Sanchez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Victorio Gaitan having to interfere.