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Francis Carnemolla
Spectators: 7138 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 50) Ñapinda's Americo Donio 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. After a rather tough play, FCA Game Over's Fernan Cordarrell got a free kick in the 3rd minute. In the 5thth minute of the game Gervasio Hitz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ñapinda's Basilio Manuelo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Ñapinda's Hugo Cordario got a free kick in the 5th minute. When Gilberto Pello came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the FCA Game Over 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 Gilberto Pello couldn't finish the play. Genaro Jakobe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Americo Donio in the 9th minute of play. Fernan Cordarrell hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Gaston Milian struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Genaro Jakobe didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ñapinda. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gaston Milian got free with Genaro Jakobe in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Gaston Milian came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Ñapinda 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 Gaston Milian couldn't finish the play. Fernan Cordarrell's late challenge caught a Ñapinda's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fernan Cordarrell helped the player get up and apologised. After 18 played minutes FCA Game Over got a freekick which was hit by Fernan Cordarrell. Genaro Jakobe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Americo Donio in the 22nd minute of the match. Gaston Milian in the 25thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Genaro Jakobe, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Basilio Manuelo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gilberto Pello went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Gervasio Hitz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Basilio Manuelo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Delmiro Medardo kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Ñapinda's zone, Gilberto Pello stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Basilio Manuelo came out of the goal and Gilberto Pello tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Delmiro Medardo during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Ñapinda getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Delmiro Medardo hit a great ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gilberto Pello to strike the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Ñapinda's Basilio Manuelo got control of the ball when Gilberto Pello tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 54th minute, Gervasio Hitz got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Gilberto Pello recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Basilio Manuelo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gilberto Pello in the 61st minute of the match. Ricardo Lordi charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ricardo Lordi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee gave Ñapinda a penalty, 66 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Baldomero Ted, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of FCA Game Over's Genaro Jakobe. 2-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gilberto Pello in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Basilio Manuelo saved Ñapinda from getting behind. Americo Donio blasted a shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Genaro Jakobe having to make a save. The audience was convinced that Gaston Milian's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Genaro Jakobe was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. Basilio Manuelo didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 82nd minute, which inside left pole to 2-2. In the 87th minute Gaston Milian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Genaro Jakobe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gervasio Hitz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Basilio Manuelo having to interfere. Emilio Ruy's late challenge caught a Ñapinda's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emilio Ruy helped the player get up and apologised. Emilio Ruy kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. Genaro Jakobe came out of the goal in the 97th minute to try and stop a shot by Ñapinda's Gaston Milian. But to his dismay, Gaston Milian quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2.