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Hidalgo
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Eleuterio Romo got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Florencio Bartoli was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Samoa Americana's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Azcurra AFC the free kick. After a rather tough play, Samoa Americana's Florencio Bartoli got a free kick in the 3rd minute. The supporters of Azcurra AFC booed when Samoa Americana was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgardo Eriz didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 8th minute Lucas Cresenciano shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciro Harri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Geronimo Chesus fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Serafino Cebrian having to interfere. Serafino Cebrian made a fantastic save in the 12th minute, when Geronimo Chesus sent off a good shot on target. Geronimo Chesus sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 16th minute, Eleuterio Romo 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. Ciro Harri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saul Odilon, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Lucas Cresenciano might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ciro Harri. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lucas Cresenciano ran back to his position shaking his head. Saul Bittor's late challenge caught a Samoa Americana's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Saul Bittor helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Samoa Americana booed when Azcurra AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Saul Bittor didn't get a good kick on the ball. Simon Pere kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Lucas Cresenciano recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 31st play minutes Saul Odilon shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Ciro Harri and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 35thth minute of the game Lucas Cresenciano who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Samoa Americana's Ciro Harri was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ciro Harri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saul Odilon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37th minute, Saul Odilon 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. After 39 minutes of play, Azcurra AFC's Saul Odilon made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ciro Harri was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucas Cresenciano in the 44th minute of play forced Samoa Americana's goalkeeper Ciro Harri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Ciro Harri came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by Azcurra AFC's Lucas Cresenciano. But to his dismay, Lucas Cresenciano quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Ciro Harri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saul Odilon in the 57th minute of the match. After 57 played minutes Samoa Americana got a freekick which was hit by Edgardo Eriz. Lucas Cresenciano could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Ciro Harri made a huge save. In the 67th minute, Lucas Cresenciano left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Azcurra AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Geronimo Chesus received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Serafino Cebrian tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A hard shot 79 in the game by Lucas Cresenciano from a close distance when the talented Ciro Harri managed to make a qualified save. Samoa Americana's players were relieved. Samoa Americana's Ciro Harri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Saul Odilon in the 82nd minute of play. In the 86th minute, Saul Odilon 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. Ciro Harri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Saul Odilon in the 88th minute of play. The Samoa Americana fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Azcurra AFC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.