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Spectators: 7027 (Terracing: 5527, Seating: 1440, VIP seats: 60) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jacinto Bartuelo started the match with the kick off. After some careless play in the Mercedes FC defense, Prudencio Amato kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mauro Caitano. The Mercedes FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mauro Caitano should have stopped the shot. In the 11th minute Jacinto Bartuelo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauro Caitano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th minute LA ROMA NO! were awarded a corner. Atilano Quinto went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Mercedes FC's goalie and right to Edelmiro Oier. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Mercedes FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Edelmiro Oier charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edelmiro Oier the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Mercedes FC booed when LA ROMA NO! was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edelmiro Oier didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 15 minutes, Jacinto Bartuelo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LA ROMA NO!'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Jacinto Bartuelo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of LA ROMA NO! booed when Mercedes FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dionisio Florian didn't get a good kick on the ball. 20 minutes into the match, LA ROMA NO!'s goal looked a bit too open when Ambrosio Tajo came free, but Carmelo Cisco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 21 minutes, Jacinto Bartuelo made it 3-0 with a short kick to the right side. Mercedes FC's Mauro Caitano tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Jacinto Bartuelo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Mauro Caitano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A hard shot 30 in the game by Jacinto Bartuelo from a close distance when the talented Mauro Caitano managed to make a qualified save. Mercedes FC's players were relieved. Gualterio Txerran fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mauro Caitano having to interfere. Jacinto Bartuelo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Mauro Caitano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Gualterio Txerran had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 39th minute, Jacinto Bartuelo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mauro Caitano was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. 44 minutes into the match, Mercedes FC's goalkeeper Mauro Caitano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jacinto Bartuelo. In the 46th minute of the game, Edelmiro Oier landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. After 46 minutes, Severino Gartzen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mercedes FC and the LA ROMA NO! players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of LA ROMA NO! booed when Mercedes FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 48 match minutes in a wonderful position. Severino Gartzen didn't get a good kick on the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ambrosio Tajo was the one to do the kick off. LA ROMA NO!'s Gualterio Txerran got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Mercedes FC booed when LA ROMA NO! was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Prudencio Amato didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 67th minute of the game. One of LA ROMA NO!:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Mercedes FC:s goal. Carmelo Cisco went to the wrong direction when Nicasio Barbosa was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. When the match had gone on for 72 minutes, Jacinto Bartuelo put it in 5-0 from a short distance just to the right of Mauro Caitano. Mauro Caitano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacinto Bartuelo, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Jacinto Bartuelo hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. LA ROMA NO!'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 80th minute, when Ambrosio Tajo scored to the left of an out of position Carmelo Cisco, making the score, 5-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gualterio Txerran in the 84th minute of play forced Mercedes FC's goalkeeper Mauro Caitano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When LA ROMA NO!'s Jacinto Bartuelo in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mercedes FC's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Jacinto Bartuelo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mauro Caitano was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jacinto Bartuelo in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mauro Caitano prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mauro Caitano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jacinto Bartuelo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carmelo Cisco was a little too slow when Ambrosio Tajo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 95th minute. The score was now 5-2. 99 minutes into the match, Jacinto Bartuelo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mauro Caitano. Mercedes FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jacinto Bartuelo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-2. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. LA ROMA NO! had played much better football throughout.