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Match Report
Santamarina
Spectators: 6634 (Terracing: 5000,
Seating: 1634, VIP seats: 0) Hebei China Fortune FC's Artemio Onbera started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Carmelo Jakobe didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 4th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ruperto Ayala during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 10th minute, Ruperto Ayala hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 12 minutes, Tiburcio Gorka mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hebei China Fortune FC and the Santamarina players grew even worse after the yellow card. Blas Manilan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Carmelo Jakobe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Blas Manilan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Carmelo Jakobe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Hebei China Fortune FC's Tiburcio Gorka got a free kick in the 18th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Hebei China Fortune FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mauricio Cordarell came free, but Carmelo Jakobe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 23rd play minutes Mauricio Cordarell shot 2-0, a short shot which went by Carmelo Jakobe and just under the crossbar into goal. Guaberto Cordarin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcos Bartoleme in the 30th minute of the match. In the 31st match minute, Santamarina was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ruperto Ayala to maneuver through the defense. If Mauricio Cordarell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Blas Manilan got free with Carmelo Jakobe in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Blas Manilan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Santamarina's supporters rose to their feet, but Blas Manilan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carmelo Jakobe breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 47th minute Artemio Onbera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guaberto Cordarin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mauricio Cordarell stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Artemio Onbera had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carmelo Jakobe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauricio Cordarell in the 61st minute of play. Carmelo Jakobe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Blas Manilan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Mauricio Cordarell managed to get in a good position for a shot. Santamarina's supporters rose to their feet, but Mauricio Cordarell was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Carmelo Jakobe breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marcos Bartoleme received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Guaberto Cordarin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Hebei China Fortune FC booed when Santamarina was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mauricio Cordarell didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Mauricio Cordarell came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Santamarina 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 Mauricio Cordarell couldn't finish the play. Blas Manilan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Carmelo Jakobe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carmelo Jakobe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Blas Manilan in the 83rd minute of play. Mauricio Cordarell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Carmelo Jakobe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Blas Manilan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.
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