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Spectators: 7460 (Terracing: 5596, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gonzalo Guifre started the match with the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcus Rashford in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Desiderio Columbo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Marcus Rashford's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Desiderio Columbo was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. 16 minutes into the game, Gualterio Azubeli was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Messiano FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Confederacion Suiza the free kick. The supporters of Confederacion Suiza booed when Messiano FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gualterio Azubeli didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 17 played minutes Ovidio Iraitz shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for Messiano FC's Desiderio Columbo to catch but Ovidio Iraitz was lucky. It became 0-1 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. Gonzalo Guifre's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Omar Taurino read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. Desiderio Columbo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jairo Rey, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. 25 minutes into the match, Messiano FC's goal looked a bit too open when Marcus Rashford came free, but Desiderio Columbo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 26 minutes into the match, Confederacion Suiza's goal looked a bit too open when Carlos Almada came free, but Omar Taurino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Messiano FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Domingos Mel in the 28th minute. Omar Taurino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cyryl Pinczewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 34th match minute, Confederacion Suiza was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kaj Niinimaa to maneuver through the defense. Touko Mäntylä charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Touko Mäntylä the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Touko Mäntylä kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. When Domingos Mel came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Messiano FC 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 Domingos Mel couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Messiano FC getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Cyryl Pinczewski hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Messiano FC's zone, Kaj Niinimaa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Desiderio Columbo came out of the goal and Kaj Niinimaa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marcus Rashford in the 47th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Desiderio Columbo saved Messiano FC from getting behind. The Messiano FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Confederacion Suiza were winning 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Marcus Rashford stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gonzalo Guifre in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Omar Taurino saved Confederacion Suiza from getting behind. A collision led to Confederacion Suiza getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Tadeo Sanson hit a great ball. The supporters of Messiano FC booed when Confederacion Suiza was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kaj Niinimaa didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gonzalo Guifre in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Omar Taurino prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Omar Taurino made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonzalo Guifre in the 60th minute of play. Omar Taurino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Almada, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Omar Taurino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cyryl Pinczewski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Messiano FC's Nemesio Lope was substituted for Carlos Santamaria. Messiano FC made a substitution. Isaias Lopez replaced Carlos Almada. 82 minutes had been played when some careless play by Messiano FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ovidio Iraitz was slow to take the kick. During this time Confederacion Suiza's players had a chance to rest. Ovidio Iraitz made a great header on Confederacion Suiza's corner, it was just that Messiano FC's Desiderio Columbo managed to reach the ball for a save. When Messiano FC's Gonzalo Guifre in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Confederacion Suiza's goalie prevented a goal. Marcus Rashford did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-3 to the left of a surprised Desiderio Columbo 88 minutes into the match. A collision led to Confederacion Suiza getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Ovidio Iraitz hit a great ball. Desiderio Columbo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcus Rashford, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Confederacion Suiza supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Confederacion Suiza would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.