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El Abismo
Spectators: 7280 (Terracing: 5462, Seating: 1674, VIP seats: 144) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Leopoldo Carlomagno got the match started through his kick off. After 3 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Nebraska United! 9 minutes into the game, Erasmo Gorbea was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dreamteam F.C's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nebraska United the free kick. Oscar Maraman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Paulo Celipe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Oscar Maraman in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paulo Celipe saved Dreamteam F.C from getting behind. A collision led to Dreamteam F.C getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Erasmo Gorbea hit a great ball. After 26 minutes, Aureliano Roano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Dreamteam F.C and the Nebraska United players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 26th match minute, Dreamteam F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aureliano Roano to maneuver through the defense. When Valentin Castel came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Nebraska United 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 Valentin Castel couldn't finish the play. After 35 played minutes Dreamteam F.C got a freekick which was hit by Anibal Larpe. Valentin Castel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Celipe having to interfere. In the 38thth minute of the game Oscar Maraman who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dreamteam F.C's Paulo Celipe was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Oscar Maraman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paulo Celipe was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Valentin Castel showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 43 minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Oscar Maraman made a kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Valentin Castel in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paulo Celipe prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Hilario George fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Celipe having to interfere. In the 56th minute Hilario George shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Celipe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dreamteam F.C's Paulo Celipe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hilario George in the 57th minute of play. In the 58th minute Valentin Castel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Celipe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 61st minute, Diego Dolfos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nebraska United's Oscar Maraman got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 64 minutes, Hilario George put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Paulo Celipe. Oscar Maraman struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Paulo Celipe didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nebraska United. A collision led to Dreamteam F.C getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Anibal Larpe hit a great ball. If Hilario George had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oscar Maraman in the 77th minute of play forced Dreamteam F.C's goalkeeper Paulo Celipe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hilario George in the 78th minute of play forced Dreamteam F.C's goalkeeper Paulo Celipe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind Dreamteam F.C's goalkeeper Paulo Celipe, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nebraska United's Froilan Misael proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save Nebraska United from getting a goal against them. Urbano Turi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Froilan Misael tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Valentin Castel might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Paulo Celipe. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Valentin Castel ran back to his position shaking his head. When the referee ended the match the Nebraska United players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.