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Mundialista
Spectators: 6668 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1668, VIP seats: 0) Vinicio Artaldo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Teo Rodriguez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In a very dangerous position, a player in Manantiales AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 7th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Pilar FC a penalty, 9 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Gilberto Isias, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Manantiales AFC's Teo Rodriguez. 0-1. Pilar FC's Inocencio Domeka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaime Urritz in the 12th minute of play. 16 minutes into the game, Victor Seber was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Manantiales AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pilar FC the free kick. Teo Rodriguez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vinicio Artaldo in the 18th minute of the match. Pilar FC's Inocencio Domeka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jaime Urritz in the 23rd minute of play. Isaac Harri kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Roberto Olivar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Teo Rodriguez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Victorio Artizar might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Teo Rodriguez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Victorio Artizar ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Manantiales AFC's zone, Roberto Olivar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Teo Rodriguez came out of the goal and Roberto Olivar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Roberto Olivar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Teo Rodriguez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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.

With his leg Teo Rodriguez managed to avoid a goal in the 51stth minute, when Pilar FC's Vinicio Artaldo fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Vinicio Artaldo struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Teo Rodriguez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Pilar FC. Teo Rodriguez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roberto Olivar, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. When Cesar Urritz fell near the penalty area in the 64th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Manantiales AFC's protests and gave Cesar Urritz a yellow card for diving instead. In the 64th minute, Cesar Urritz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th minute Roberto Olivar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teo Rodriguez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 68th minute, Roberto Olivar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pilar FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Roberto Olivar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Roberto Olivar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vinicio Artaldo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Teo Rodriguez having to interfere. With a little luck, Manantiales AFC's Teo Rodriguez got control of the ball when Vinicio Artaldo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Roberto Olivar was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 85th minute. Pilar FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Pablo Mogel kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Roberto Olivar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Teo Rodriguez having to make a save. Vinicio Artaldo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Teo Rodriguez didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Pilar FC's Vinicio Artaldo shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-4 in the ordered_time% minute. Pilar FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.