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Angelino Shantala
Spectators: 7109 (Terracing: 5334, Seating: 1634, VIP seats: 141) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Felipe Petrigai got the match started through his kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 3rd minute, Fabricio Errando managed to get in a good position for a shot. C.U.B.A. FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Fabricio Errando was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bernardo Loren breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bernardo Loren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfonso Frederik, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. In the 7th match minute, Brawn United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Manuel Tabor to maneuver through the defense. Fabricio Errando scored 0-1 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bernardo Loren, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. C.U.B.A. FC's Cesar Matia got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bernardo Loren showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfonso Frederik, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. 18 minutes into the game, Cesar Matia was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. C.U.B.A. FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Brawn United the free kick. Cesar Matia struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Bernardo Loren didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for C.U.B.A. FC. Bernardo Loren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cesar Matia in the 22nd minute of play. In the 25th minute, Cesar Matia ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bernardo Loren was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 28th minute, Alfonso Frederik left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The C.U.B.A. FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cesar Matia in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bernardo Loren saved Brawn United from getting behind. Osvaldo Cheche showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felipe Petrigai, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. After 45 minutes of play, C.U.B.A. FC's Cesar Matia made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bernardo Loren was left in no man's land by his defense there!

The wind increased when Cesar Matia made the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Brawn United defense, Cesar Matia kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bernardo Loren. The Brawn United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bernardo Loren should have stopped the shot. In the 61st minute, Eloy Milio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 62nd minute of the match Gregorio Abadie shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Osvaldo Cheche showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With his leg Bernardo Loren managed to avoid a goal in the 64thth minute, when C.U.B.A. FC's Cesar Matia fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After 64 minutes, Segundo Viviano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Brawn United and the C.U.B.A. FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 65th minute, Segundo Viviano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. C.U.B.A. FC's Osvaldo Cheche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Felipe Petrigai in the 67th minute of play. Felipe Petrigai scored 1-7 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Osvaldo Cheche, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 80 minutes into the match, C.U.B.A. FC's goal looked a bit too open when Felipe Petrigai came free, but Osvaldo Cheche reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cesar Matia recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 84th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 88th minute, Cesar Matia reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Bernardo Loren. The goal made the score 1-8. Cesar Matia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the final whistle sounded C.U.B.A. FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Brawn United.