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Magic Box Stadium
Spectators: 7071 (Terracing: 5412, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ermegildo Edorta started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Roger F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Júlio Koehler came free, but Isidro Baleren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Ermegildo Edorta came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the Pacific 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 Ermegildo Edorta couldn't finish the play. After 11 minutes, Charly Van Eynde mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pacific and the Roger F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Pacific getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Charly Van Eynde hit a great ball. After 12 played minutes Pacific got a freekick which was hit by Ermegildo Edorta. Pacific's Delmiro Urbasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 余斌川 in the 15th minute of play. Ramiro Benet charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ramiro Benet the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a defensive mix-up in Roger F.C's zone, Ermegildo Edorta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Isidro Baleren came out of the goal and Ermegildo Edorta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Roger F.C getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Paulo Ikatz hit a great ball. In the 30th minute, Roger F.C's Paulo Salbatore ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Delmiro Urbasa. Delmiro Urbasa yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. Mindaugas Čiras in the 33rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Delmiro Urbasa, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. A hard shot 34 in the game by Mindaugas Čiras from a close distance when the talented Delmiro Urbasa managed to make a qualified save. Pacific's players were relieved. If Paulo Salbatore had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 43 minutes into the game, Roger F.C's Paulo Salbatore nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Delmiro Urbasa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. In the 47th minute Júlio Koehler shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Isidro Baleren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mindaugas Čiras made a kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Pacific's zone, Paulo Salbatore stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Delmiro Urbasa came out of the goal and Paulo Salbatore tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Pacific's goalie and right to Mindaugas Čiras. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Pacific's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Pacific made a substitution. Marcial Silviano replaced Joel Fernanco. 68 minutes into the match, Pacific's goal looked a bit too open when Paulo Salbatore came free, but Delmiro Urbasa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ramiro Benet hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 72nd minute of the match, Ermegildo Edorta tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Isidro Baleren saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After 74 minutes of play, Roger F.C's Mindaugas Čiras made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Delmiro Urbasa was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Roger F.C's zone, Ermegildo Edorta stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Isidro Baleren came out of the goal and Ermegildo Edorta tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 84th minute, Paulo Ikatz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Roger F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Roger F.C fully deserved thier win.