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Teatro de los Sueños
Spectators: 6440 (Terracing: 5440, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fabio Ranolfo started the match with the kick off. After 2 minutes, Dionisio Erramu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pizza a la Deta FC and the Xalcedo players grew even worse after the yellow card. The audience was convinced that Fabio Ranolfo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Melquiades Criston was relentless in the 4th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabio Ranolfo in the 5th minute of play forced Pizza a la Deta FC's goalkeeper Melquiades Criston to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Joel Savion had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Jonatan Cisco fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pizza a la Deta FC's protests and gave Jonatan Cisco a yellow card for diving instead. In the 12th match minute, Pizza a la Deta FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonatan Cisco to maneuver through the defense. If Fabio Ranolfo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 16thth minute of the game Fabio Ranolfo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pizza a la Deta FC's Melquiades Criston was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 18th minute, Zeledon Quentin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alejo Giro in the 21st minute of play forced Xalcedo's goalkeeper Urbano Goiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Xalcedo's Fabio Ranolfo, in the 23rd minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Xalcedo. Melquiades Criston made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joel Savion in the 24th minute of play. After 28 minutes, Fabio Ranolfo made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Pizza a la Deta FC's Melquiades Criston tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Fabio Ranolfo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Xalcedo's Fabio Ranolfo got a free kick in the 40th minute. The audience was convinced that Fabio Ranolfo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Melquiades Criston was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. When the match clock showed 44 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Fabio Ranolfo sped through Pizza a la Deta FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Melquiades Criston. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alejo Giro was the one to do the kick off. Melquiades Criston acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 57th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Alvaro Hats. After a rather tough play, Pizza a la Deta FC's Damian Gartzea got a free kick in the 59th minute. Fabio Ranolfo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Melquiades Criston having to make a save. Fabio Ranolfos short, quick shot in the 65thth minute got Melquiades Criston to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Xalcedo's Fabio Ranolfo came free and shot a quick shot against goal 67 minutes in the game, fortunately Melquiades Criston had problems saving as it came toward the left post. In the 72nd match minute, Pizza a la Deta FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zeledon Quentin to maneuver through the defense. 80 minutes into the game, Fabio Ranolfo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Melquiades Criston was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Fabio Ranolfo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Melquiades Criston made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fabio Ranolfo got free with Melquiades Criston in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Xalcedo's Alvaro Hats got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Pizza a la Deta FC's zone, Fabio Ranolfo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Melquiades Criston came out of the goal and Fabio Ranolfo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Xalcedo's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.