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Copacabana
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, 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. Arnaldo Nel started the match with the kick off. If Arnaldo Nel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 9 minutes into the match, Copacabana's goal looked a bit too open when Francisco Isco came free, but Delmar Kusko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 10 minutes of play, La Vecchia Signora's Eustacio Ishmael made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Delmar Kusko was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ovidio Batista kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Delmar Kusko showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Celedonio Oier, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. After 19 minutes of play, La Vecchia Signora's Eustacio Ishmael made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Delmar Kusko was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Francisco Isco in the 23rd minute of play forced Copacabana's goalkeeper Delmar Kusko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bruno Austin charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bruno Austin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Bruno Austin kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. After having played for 24 minutes, Francisco Isco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. La Vecchia Signora's supporters crossed their fingers, but Francisco Isco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Copacabana's Ceferino Bertin got a free kick in the 26th minute. Francisco Isco struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Delmar Kusko didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for La Vecchia Signora. 28 minutes into the match, Francisco Isco had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Delmar Kusko. Copacabana's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Francisco Isco was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Ceferino Bertin hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. 40 minutes into the match, Copacabana's goal looked a bit too open when Francisco Isco came free, but Delmar Kusko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Delmar Kusko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eustacio Ishmael in the 42nd minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Celedonio Oier was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Francisco Isco notched a goal, 0-6, to the right of Copacabana's Delmar Kusko. Delmar Kusko was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 54th minute, Ceferino Bertin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Eustacio Ishmael charged in rather forcefully in the 57th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Eustacio Ishmael the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to La Vecchia Signora getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Eustacio Ishmael hit a great ball. 60 minutes into the game, Francisco Isco recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Delmar Kusko. Francisco Isco showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-7. After a defensive mix-up in La Vecchia Signora's zone, Jose Ortzi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lorenzo Vargas came out of the goal and Jose Ortzi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lorenzo Vargas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arnaldo Nel in the 66th minute of play. 67 minutes into the game, Celedonio Oier recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Delmar Kusko. Celedonio Oier showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-8. Delmar Kusko was a little too slow when Francisco Isco got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 72nd minute. The score was now 0-9. After 81 played minutes Copacabana got a freekick which was hit by Bruno Austin. Bruno Austin hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. 86 minutes into the game, one of Copacabana:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The goalkeeper, Delmar Kusko, was totally fooled by La Vecchia Signora's Simon Etxeberri, who 87 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Eustacio Ishmael hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Simon Etxeberri fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Delmar Kusko having to interfere. Copacabana's Delmar Kusko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eustacio Ishmael in the 98th minute of play. The La Vecchia Signora players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.