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India Pale Ale Arena
Spectators: 7188 (Terracing: 5393, Seating: 1653, VIP seats: 142) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rafael Socorro started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Vicente Muno's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mauro Icardi was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Igor Frans in the 7th minute of play forced poncho FC's goalkeeper Francisco Truylos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Felipe Lucian sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Igor Frans managed to get in a good position for a shot. Aston Birra's supporters rose to their feet, but Igor Frans was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Francisco Truylos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Guido Feo hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind poncho FC's goalkeeper Francisco Truylos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mauro Icardi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vicente Muno in the 20th minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, Igor Frans dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Francisco Truylos, 1-0. poncho FC's Vicente Muno got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mauro Icardi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rafael Socorro in the 31st minute of the match. Aston Birra's Felipe Lucian was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 33rd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. 39 minutes into the match, Aston Birra's goal looked a bit too open when Rafael Socorro came free, but Mauro Icardi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Vicente Muno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Igor Frans to make the kick off. Felipe Lucian sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In a very dangerous position, a player in poncho FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 55th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Aston Birra a penalty, 57 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Alejo Sedeni, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of poncho FC's Francisco Truylos. 3-0. In the 62nd match minute, poncho FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santo Quin to maneuver through the defense. If Igor Frans had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 71 minutes, Igor Frans managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Aston Birra's supporters crossed their fingers, but Igor Frans was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 80th minute Rafael Socorro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mauro Icardi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rafael Socorro struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Mauro Icardi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for poncho FC. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Isidoro Hitzeder during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 86th match minute, poncho FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Isidoro Hitzeder to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute of the match Alejo Sedeni sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Francisco Truylos skillfully saved the ball. Francisco Truylos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Igor Frans, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Felipe Lucian came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the Aston Birra 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 Felipe Lucian couldn't finish the play. After 98 minutes, Santo Quin mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the poncho FC and the Aston Birra players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to poncho FC getting a freekick after 98 minutes play. Santo Quin hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Aston Birra had won after a very even match.