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Amberes
Spectators: 6660 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bartolo Benitez started the match with the kick off. Eduardo Bide came free with the goalkeeper in the 4th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Maximiliano Mikeldi could save by the left post. If Bartolo Benitez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Eduardo Bide managed to get in a good position for a shot. Amberes's supporters rose to their feet, but Eduardo Bide was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Maximiliano Mikeldi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 16th minute Bartolo Benitez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maximiliano Mikeldi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Albano Seber made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benjamin Pirro in the 22nd minute of play. Higinio Kismi's late challenge caught a Amberes's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Higinio Kismi helped the player get up and apologised. Higinio Kismi kicked well hit freekick during the 31st minute of the match. If Bartolo Benitez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 36th play minute Eduardo Bide came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Maximiliano Mikeldi. 1-0. Eduardo Bide sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Feliberto Michael made a kick off. The audience was convinced that Bartolo Benitez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maximiliano Mikeldi was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. In the 56th minute, Isaac Servando 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. In the 57th minute Bartolo Benitez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maximiliano Mikeldi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 59 played minutes, Mercedes FC's Jeremias Cordarrol shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Albano Seber came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Mercedes FC reached it. Albano Seber showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Feliberto Michael, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. After 68 minutes, Cirilo Cloyo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Amberes and the Mercedes FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Mercedes FC booed when Amberes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cirilo Cloyo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eduardo Bide received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Maximiliano Mikeldi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mercedes FC's Higinio Kismi got his second yellow card of the match in the 76th minute. The referee ordered Higinio Kismi off the ground. A collision led to Mercedes FC getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Higinio Kismi hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eduardo Bide in the 81st minute of play forced Mercedes FC's goalkeeper Maximiliano Mikeldi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bartolo Benitez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Maximiliano Mikeldi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 85 minutes of play, Amberes's Marcial Raymon made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Maximiliano Mikeldi was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Eduardo Bide came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Amberes 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 Eduardo Bide couldn't finish the play. Maximiliano Mikeldi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eduardo Bide, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Benjamin Pirro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Albano Seber having to interfere. When Benjamin Pirro came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Mercedes 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 Benjamin Pirro couldn't finish the play. Amberes's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.