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Tierra de Campeones
Spectators: 7201 (Terracing: 5402, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 143) Almafuerte AFC's Roque Laurendi 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. Gualterio Cordarrel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonathan Sabin, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. If Simon Fresco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 13 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Almafuerte AFC! Domingo Fe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Gualterio Cordarrel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Domingo Fe could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Gualterio Cordarrel made a huge save. Simon Fresco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to La Comarca FC getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Simon Uhin hit a great ball. Osvaldo Estebano, 27 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Adrian Munio kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. After 30 played minutes, Almafuerte AFC's Osvaldo Estebano shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Blas Quinten came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Almafuerte AFC reached it. The crowd rose to their feet as La Comarca FC's Juan Odol slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gualterio Cordarrel. That made the score 2-0 after 33 minutes of play. After 41 played minutes La Comarca FC got a freekick which was hit by Juan Odol. When Juan Odol came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the La Comarca 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 Juan Odol couldn't finish the play. Domingo Fe struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Gualterio Cordarrel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for La Comarca FC. Domingo Fe could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Gualterio Cordarrel made a huge save. 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 Juan Odol to make the kick off. Simon Uhin's late challenge caught a Almafuerte AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Simon Uhin helped the player get up and apologised. After having played for 56 minutes, Domingo Fe managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La Comarca FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Domingo Fe was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Domingo Fe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Juan Odol fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gualterio Cordarrel having to interfere. Juan Odol fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gualterio Cordarrel having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in La Comarca FC's zone, Simon Fresco stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Blas Quinten came out of the goal and Simon Fresco tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Blas Quinten made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Simon Fresco sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan Odol in the 75th minute of play forced Almafuerte AFC's goalkeeper Gualterio Cordarrel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Blas Quinten made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Simon Fresco sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, La Comarca FC's Jonathan Sabin got a free kick in the 80th minute. Simon Uhin was shown his second yellow card after 87 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. If Simon Fresco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Americo Ixona came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Almafuerte AFC 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 Americo Ixona couldn't finish the play. Simon Fresco struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Blas Quinten didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Almafuerte AFC. La Comarca FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Almafuerte AFC for a fine match.