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Estadio Cobo
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rodrigo Galoer kicked off to start the match. Adrian Balendin hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Maquina del Mal FC's Tomás Abel got a free kick in the 6th minute. 6 minutes into the match, Maquina del Mal FC's goalkeeper Luisito Berdoi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Celedonio Idacio. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samir Nasri in the 8th minute of play forced Cobo FC's goalkeeper Fidel Benitez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Cobo FC's zone, Rodrigo Galoer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fidel Benitez came out of the goal and Rodrigo Galoer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Samir Nasri took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fidel Benitez. Fidel Benitez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 20 minutes into the match, Cobo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Samir Nasri came free, but Fidel Benitez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fidel Benitez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rodrigo Galoer in the 21st minute of the match. In the 24th minute Samir Nasri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fidel Benitez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In a very dangerous position, a player in Maquina del Mal FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 30th minute. Penalty! The score was 1-1 after a penalty in the 31st minute, where Cobo FC:s Anselmo Naldo tricked Maquina del Mal FC:s Luisito Berdoi with a difficult ball by the left post. A collision led to Cobo FC getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Benigno Dalmau hit a great ball. If Samir Nasri had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fidel Benitez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rodrigo Galoer, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. In the 42nd minute Benigno Dalmau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luisito Berdoi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 43 minutes into the game, when Luis Froylan put in a rough tackle. In the 44th minute, Luis Froylan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Celedonio Idacio to strike the kick off in the second half. Fidel Benitez didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rodrigo Galoer went, in the 51st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. In a very dangerous position, a player in Cobo FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 55th minute. Penalty! The audience thought a goal was coming when Rodrigo Galoer got free with Fidel Benitez in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Maquina del Mal FC's Nunez Meder couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Cobo FC. Rodrigo Galoers short, quick shot in the 65thth minute got Fidel Benitez to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Luisito Berdoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benigno Dalmau in the 67th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Celedonio Idacio in the 70th minute of play forced Maquina del Mal FC's goalkeeper Luisito Berdoi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Adrian Balendin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Luisito Berdoi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adrian Caradaro hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Celedonio Idacio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, Cobo FC's Fidel Benitez got control of the ball when Jan Hus tried to sneak it across the goal line. Camilo Mikeldi lost his temper 81 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 80th minute, one of Maquina del Mal FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Maquina del Mal FC. 87 minutes into the match, Maquina del Mal FC's goal looked a bit too open when Benigno Dalmau came free, but Luisito Berdoi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Samir Nasri received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Fidel Benitez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 95thth minute of the game Rodrigo Galoer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cobo FC's Fidel Benitez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 99th minute, Samir Nasri left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Maquina del Mal FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. Maquina del Mal FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.