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Chucuma
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Victorio Gonza started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Pupuna FC's zone, Humberto Gabirel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Desiderio Alvarez came out of the goal and Humberto Gabirel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Pupuna FC's zone, Eulalio Firmin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Desiderio Alvarez came out of the goal and Eulalio Firmin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 14 minutes into the game, Pupuna FC's Victorio Gonza nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Oscar Afonso made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Eulalio Firmin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eulalio Firmin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Desiderio Alvarez having to interfere. Angelino Montes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Desiderio Alvarez having to make a save. After some careless play in the Pupuna FC defense, Tauras Vilčinskas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Desiderio Alvarez. The Pupuna FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Desiderio Alvarez should have stopped the shot. After 35 minutes, Venancio Olo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the KINETICO FC and the Pupuna FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Venancio Olo hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Eulalio Firmin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 46 minutes, Humberto Gabirel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the KINETICO FC and the Pupuna FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, KINETICO FC's Humberto Gabirel got a free kick in the 46th minute. 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 Eulalio Firmin made a kick off. Tauras Vilčinskas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Desiderio Alvarez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eulalio Firmin, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Angelino Montes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. KINETICO FC's Oscar Afonso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victorio Gonza in the 60th minute of play. If Angelo Mouricio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 63 minutes into the match, Pupuna FC's goal looked a bit too open when Angelino Montes came free, but Desiderio Alvarez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gilberto Iratxo charged in rather forcefully in the 66th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gilberto Iratxo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 66th match minute, Pupuna FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gilberto Iratxo to maneuver through the defense. 68 minutes into the match, Angelino Montes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Desiderio Alvarez. Pupuna FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Angelino Montes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. After having played for 72 minutes, Angelo Mouricio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KINETICO FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Angelo Mouricio 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 74th minute, Rogelio Inocente left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pupuna FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. When Angelo Mouricio came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the KINETICO 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 Angelo Mouricio couldn't finish the play. In the 79th minute, Tadeo Urki ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Oscar Afonso was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-3. Ezequiel Tomi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jaime Rosario charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jaime Rosario the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Pupuna FC getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Jaime Rosario hit a great ball. Ezequiel Tomi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 88 minutes into the game, KINETICO FC's Eulalio Firmin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Desiderio Alvarez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-3. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pupuna FC's goalkeeper Desiderio Alvarez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Desiderio Alvarez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eulalio Firmin in the 95th minute of play. When the referee ended the match the KINETICO FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.