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Estadio Brown
Spectators: 7258 (Terracing: 5445, Seating: 1669, VIP seats: 144) Manchester City's Osvaldo Mark started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to Manchester City getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Gustavo Enaut hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Isidoro Perrando in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Diego Abilio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Benito Florin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Joel Fertus made a huge save. In the 12th minute Osvaldo Mark shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel Fertus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, Isidoro Perrando notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Manchester City's Diego Abilio. Diego Abilio was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Isidoro Perrando fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Diego Abilio having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Isidoro Perrando's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Diego Abilio was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. After 27 minutes, Gustavo Enaut mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Manchester City and the Douglas Haig players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Manchester City getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Gustavo Enaut hit a great ball. Isidoro Perrando got in the 30th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Diego Abilio handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Joel Fertus made an important save on a dangerous shot by Benito Florin in the 34th minute. In the 35th minute Osvaldo Mark shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel Fertus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidoro Perrando in the 43rd minute of play forced Manchester City's goalkeeper Diego Abilio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Benito Florin who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 44thth minute tested the skills of Joel Fertus when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Joel Fertus made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Benito Florin sent off a good shot on target. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Isidoro Perrando stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Diego Abilio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Generoso Ovando in the 51st minute of play. Isidoro Perrando's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 57thth minute, Diego Abilio skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 59th minute Osvaldo Mark shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel Fertus saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joel Fertus showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerardo Lauro in the 60th minute of the match. Isidoro Perrando recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Haroldo Monico sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristian Montay's late challenge caught a Douglas Haig's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cristian Montay helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Manchester City's Cristian Montay got a free kick in the 63rd minute. With a little luck, Manchester City's Diego Abilio got control of the ball when Isidoro Perrando tried to sneak it across the goal line. 75 minutes into the game, Haroldo Monico was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Douglas Haig's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Manchester City the free kick. Haroldo Monico hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Douglas Haig defense, Benito Florin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Joel Fertus. The Douglas Haig fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Joel Fertus should have stopped the shot. Isidoro Perrando's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Diego Abilio read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. When Douglas Haig's Isidoro Perrando in the 87th minute got a chance for a shot 87th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Manchester City's goalie prevented a goal. When Douglas Haig's Isidoro Perrando in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Manchester City's goalie prevented a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Isidoro Perrando managed to get in a good position for a shot. Douglas Haig's supporters rose to their feet, but Isidoro Perrando was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Diego Abilio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.