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Los Santos Forum
Spectators: 7364 (Terracing: 5524, Seating: 1693, VIP seats: 147) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Samuel Sabino got the match started through his kick off. Antonio Ralondo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Primitivo Perez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Antonio Ralondo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Primitivo Perez in the 5th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jeronimo Evarado in the 7th minute of play forced San Andreas's goalkeeper Antonio Ralondo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Angel Firmin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 12 minutes, Javier Peruxu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. San Andreas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Javier Peruxu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to C.A. Toro getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Raul Socorro hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in C.A. Toro's zone, Samuel Sabino stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Natalio Iago came out of the goal and Samuel Sabino tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind C.A. Toro's goalkeeper Natalio Iago, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Raul Socorro kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Valentin Duarte managed to get in a good position for a shot. San Andreas's supporters rose to their feet, but Valentin Duarte was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Natalio Iago breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Samuel Sabino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Natalio Iago having to interfere. When Samuel Sabino came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the San Andreas 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 Samuel Sabino couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in C.A. Toro's zone, Samuel Sabino stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Natalio Iago came out of the goal and Samuel Sabino tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Benito Gabon struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Antonio Ralondo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for C.A. Toro. Norberto Marino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Natalio Iago made a huge save. In the 38th minute, Norberto Marino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Norberto Marino struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Natalio Iago didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for San Andreas. If Samuel Sabino had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Samuel Sabino managed to get in a good position for a shot. San Andreas's supporters rose to their feet, but Samuel Sabino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Natalio Iago breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Benito Gabon was the one to do the kick off. San Andreas's Antonio Ralondo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benito Gabon in the 53rd minute of play. Norberto Marino hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Vinicio Basualdo from long distance, 55 minutes into the match, got Antonio Ralondo's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 57th minute, Angel Firmin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Natalio Iago was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Samuel Sabino struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Natalio Iago didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for San Andreas. In the 69th minute, Norberto Marino 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. Angel Firmin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Natalio Iago tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Primitivo Perez's late challenge caught a San Andreas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Primitivo Perez helped the player get up and apologised. Angel Firmin struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Natalio Iago didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for San Andreas. Samuel Sabino blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Natalio Iago having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Javier Peruxu in the 81st minute of play forced C.A. Toro's goalkeeper Natalio Iago to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Natalio Iago came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by San Andreas's Angel Firmin. But to his dismay, Angel Firmin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Samuel Sabino in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Natalio Iago saved C.A. Toro from getting behind. A collision led to C.A. Toro getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Primitivo Perez hit a great ball. Norberto Marino fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Natalio Iago having to interfere. 96 minutes into the match, San Andreas's goalkeeper Antonio Ralondo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jeronimo Evarado. Norberto Marino sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.