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KOROVA
Spectators: 7446 (Terracing: 5586, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gervasio Caetano started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Sauzal getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Mateo Chorache hit a great ball. 5 minutes into the match, Sauzal's goal looked a bit too open when David Lluterio came free, but Adan Tello reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When David Lluterio fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Naranja Mecanica's protests and gave David Lluterio a yellow card for diving instead. 12 minutes had been played when some careless play by La Naranja Mecanica's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Javier Stephen was slow to take the kick. During this time Sauzal's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Placido Marquez almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but La Naranja Mecanica's Ermegildo Jobo did a great save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Placido Marquez in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ermegildo Jobo saved La Naranja Mecanica from getting behind. Ermegildo Jobo came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Sauzal's Javier Stephen. But to his dismay, Javier Stephen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Ermegildo Jobo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Javier Stephen in the 16th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the match, David Lluterio dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Adan Tello, 1-1. When Sauzal's Javier Stephen in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye La Naranja Mecanica's goalie prevented a goal. Ermegildo Jobo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Javier Stephen in the 22nd minute of the match. La Naranja Mecanica's Ermegildo Jobo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Javier Stephen in the 25th minute of play. Adan Tello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Lluterio in the 26th minute of the match. 28 minutes into the game, Sauzal's Ivan Salbatore nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ermegildo Jobo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. In the 32nd minute of the match, David Lluterio tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Adan Tello saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Placido Marquez in the 34th minute of play forced La Naranja Mecanica's goalkeeper Ermegildo Jobo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 36 minutes into the match, La Naranja Mecanica's goal looked a bit too open when Javier Stephen came free, but Ermegildo Jobo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41st minute Ivan Salbatore shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ermegildo Jobo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 44th minute, Gervasio Caetano ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Adan Tello was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Lucas Farias lost his temper 58 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 59th match minute, La Naranja Mecanica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucas Farias to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, La Naranja Mecanica's Ermegildo Jobo got control of the ball when Placido Marquez tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 67th minute Ivan Salbatore shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ermegildo Jobo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ermegildo Jobo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivan Salbatore, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 70 minutes into the game, Javier Stephen lined in a short shot 2-4 behind a frustrated Ermegildo Jobo. Aureliano Gamus recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of La Naranja Mecanica booed when Sauzal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ivan Salbatore didn't get a good kick on the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 80 minutes, Ermegildo Jobo successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 82 minutes into the game, Javier Stephen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-5. Ermegildo Jobo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 85th minute, Abel Aragones hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sauzal's Javier Stephen got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Salbatore in the 91st minute of play forced La Naranja Mecanica's goalkeeper Ermegildo Jobo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ermegildo Jobo was a little too slow when Ivan Salbatore got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 92nd minute. The score was now 2-6. When the final whistle sounded Sauzal left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than La Naranja Mecanica.