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FORTALEZA LEPROSA
Spectators: 7290 (Terracing: 5470, Seating: 1676, VIP seats: 144) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Desiderio Cordarrol took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 10thth minute of the game Desiderio Cordarrol who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hachi Of My Life's Raul Rivero was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 12 minutes into the match, Pali Vol's goal looked a bit too open when Rony Linhares came free, but Esteban Aguilera reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Pali Vol booed when Hachi Of My Life was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nestor Fabbri didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 19 played minutes, Pali Vol's Artemio Galsino shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Raul Rivero 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 Pali Vol reached it. Rony Linhares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Esteban Aguilera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Rony Linhares came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Hachi Of My Life 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 Rony Linhares couldn't finish the play. Pali Vol's defense didn't have a chance, in the 26th minute, when Alfredo Mano scored to the left of an out of position Esteban Aguilera, making the score, 2-0. 31 minutes into the match, Hachi Of My Life's Rony Linhares sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Esteban Aguilera narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 37th minute, Teo Bermudez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Esteban Aguilera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfredo Mano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alfredo Mano to make the kick off. Esteban Aguilera took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rony Linhares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hachi Of My Life's Raul Rivero played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Desiderio Cordarrol in the 54th minute of play. After 56 minutes, Anselmo Mazuste mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hachi Of My Life and the Pali Vol players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Pali Vol booed when Hachi Of My Life was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anselmo Mazuste didn't get a good kick on the ball. Iker Abajas's late challenge caught a Hachi Of My Life's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Iker Abajas helped the player get up and apologised. Teo Bermudez hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Pali Vol's Paulo Ursino got a free kick in the 75th minute. With a little luck, Hachi Of My Life's Raul Rivero got control of the ball when Cristo Bernabel tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 79th match minute, Hachi Of My Life was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anselmo Mazuste to maneuver through the defense. Pali Vol's Esteban Aguilera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rony Linhares in the 85th minute of play. Rony Linhares fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Esteban Aguilera having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alfredo Mano during the 93rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Hachi Of My Life's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.