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Monumental
Spectators: 7198 (Terracing: 5400, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 143) João Maia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximino Estefan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 邵挺宁 hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Steve McManaman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Maia having to interfere. Celestino Donio charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Celestino Donio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 13th minute, Celestino Donio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 邵挺宁 received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Gilberto Domingues tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 19 minutes of play, Nikola Tesla's Steve McManaman made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. João Maia was left in no man's land by his defense there! Elvio Bibiano's late challenge caught a Nikola Tesla's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Elvio Bibiano helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, El Potrero FC's Celestino Donio got a free kick in the 26th minute. In the 28th minute, Maximino Estefan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Steve McManaman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Steve McManaman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. João Maia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 35 played minutes El Potrero FC got a freekick which was hit by Celestino Donio. If Dario Demario had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 39th minute, Celestino Donio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 42nd minute, Steve McManaman left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nikola Tesla fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 45th minute, Pedro Primeiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dario Demario kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Maximino Estefan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Maximino Estefan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After having played for 57 minutes, Maximino Estefan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nikola Tesla's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maximino Estefan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Paulino Boni made in the 63rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Kjartan Odland immediately put the ball in play. Dario Demario charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dario Demario the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 65th match minute, El Potrero FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dario Demario to maneuver through the defense. Maximino Estefan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 71st minute, Ciriaco Txartiko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maximino Estefan received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. João Maia came out and tried to block the shot, but Maximino Estefan slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 77th minute. Nereo Errolan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. João Maia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nereo Errolan, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. When Steve McManaman fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nikola Tesla's protests and gave Steve McManaman a yellow card for diving instead. Steve McManaman kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. In the 92nd minute, Erasmo Lazcano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Celestino Donio hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. The El Potrero FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Nikola Tesla's performance. The match ended with a win for Nikola Tesla.