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plainmoor ground
Spectators: 7240 (Terracing: 5432, Seating: 1665, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Reynaldo Elija started the match with the kick off. Reynaldo Elija fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Esteve Torres having to interfere. Fausto Castulo's late challenge caught a los pibes de la esquina's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fausto Castulo helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to TORQUAY getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Fausto Castulo hit a great ball. In the 17th minute Elias Firmin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luisito Gomez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19th minute Basilio Bortzaioriz suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. After 19 minutes, Aurelio Geleberto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the los pibes de la esquina and the TORQUAY players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 20th minute, Aurelio Geleberto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aurelio Geleberto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Esteve Torres having to interfere. Reynaldo Elija recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Reynaldo Elija had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Esteve Torres showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Reynaldo Elija in the 31st minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Delmar Firman could shoot a difficult shot in the 39th minute, which Luisito Gomez however easily saved by the left post. Reynaldo Elija recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 47th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Reynaldo Elija fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Esteve Torres having to interfere. If Reynaldo Elija had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Reynaldo Elija had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd rose to their feet as Reynaldo Elija kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Esteve Torres. That made the score 0-1 in the 59 minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Narciso Bras during the 63rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 63rd minute, Narciso Bras hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Reynaldo Elija fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Esteve Torres having to interfere. In the 72nd minute, Ambrosio Laffitte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 77th match minute, TORQUAY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by German Vistruario to maneuver through the defense. 82 minutes into the game, one of los pibes de la esquina:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 87 minutes into the match, los pibes de la esquina's goal looked a bit too open when Delmar Firman came free, but Luisito Gomez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 93 minutes into the match, TORQUAY's goalkeeper Esteve Torres had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Reynaldo Elija. In the 94th minute, Romulo Sanson fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. When the match was over los pibes de la esquina could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than TORQUAY throughout the match.