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Marcelo Gallardo
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gervasio Maiorga made the kick off which started today's match. Eric Palm made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emanuel Jerrald in the 3rd minute. In the 7th minute, Ciro Tróia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Los Cardos FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Deportivo Martes's goalkeeper Generoso Osoro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Emanuel Jerrald kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. The supporters of Los Cardos FC booed when Deportivo Martes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aaron Pancho didn't get a good kick on the ball. Generoso Osoro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hermengildo Horado in the 15th minute of play. Generoso Osoro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ciro Tróia went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. With a little luck, Los Cardos FC's Eric Palm got control of the ball when Tiburcio Montez tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 24 minutes of play, Los Cardos FC's Ciro Tróia made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Generoso Osoro was left in no man's land by his defense there! 27 minutes into the match, Ciro Tróia had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Generoso Osoro. Deportivo Martes's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ciro Tróia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Tiburcio Montez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Eric Palm made a huge save. Generoso Osoro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ciro Tróia in the 38th minute of play. In the 39th minute, Teodosio Gartzi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Los Cardos FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. Emanuel Jerrald hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. In the 45th minute, Hermengildo Horado ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Generoso Osoro was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. After the first half Los Cardos FC were leading 0-7. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Feliciano Poncio made a kick off. Hermengildo Horado blasted a shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Generoso Osoro having to make a save. Teodosio Gartzi received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Generoso Osoro came out and tried to block the shot, but Teodosio Gartzi slotted it home off the left post making it 0-8 in the 54th minute. In the 58th minute Hermengildo Horado shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Generoso Osoro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 61 minutes into the game, Ciro Tróia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-9. Generoso Osoro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Generoso Osoro came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by Los Cardos FC's Hermengildo Horado. But to his dismay, Hermengildo Horado quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-10. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Feliciano Poncio put it in 0-11 from a short distance just to the right of Generoso Osoro. In the 73rd minute, Augusto Uxio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hermengildo Horado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 76 minutes into the match, Deportivo Martes's goalkeeper Generoso Osoro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ciro Tróia. Generoso Osoro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Feliciano Poncio in the 81st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hermengildo Horado in the 82nd minute of play forced Deportivo Martes's goalkeeper Generoso Osoro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute, Teodosio Gartzi made a precise shot to the right of Generoso Osoro. Deportivo Martes's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-13. When the match had gone on for 86 minutes, Hermengildo Horado took a quick shot and it went in 0-14 without a chance for Generoso Osoro to make any attempt to save it. Deportivo Martes's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Hermengildo Horado 90 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-15. After some careless play in the Deportivo Martes defense, Ciro Tróia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Generoso Osoro. The Deportivo Martes fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Generoso Osoro should have stopped the shot. When the match was over Los Cardos FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Deportivo Martes throughout the match.