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Tierra de Campeones
Spectators: 900 (Terracing: 800, Seating: 100, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Leandro Benitez got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Krabbé's Nunez Xacintu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gregorio Izotz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 7th match minute, 1&57 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Leandro Benitez to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Krabbé booed when 1&57 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Juan Arixo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arnoldo Pueblo kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Leandro Benitez took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Natalio Otsoko to make any attempt to save it. Natalio Otsoko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silverio Pudes in the 18th minute of play. Natalio Socorro hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. If Santo Erdiano had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in 1&57's zone, Nunez Xacintu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gregorio Izotz came out of the goal and Nunez Xacintu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gregorio Izotz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nunez Xacintu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Natalio Otsoko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leandro Benitez in the 36th minute of play. In the 39th minute Leandro Benitez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Natalio Otsoko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Ovidio Eder had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leandro Benitez recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Leandro Benitez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nunez Xacintu to make the kick off. Natalio Otsoko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leandro Benitez in the 55th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Federico Macerio in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Natalio Otsoko prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Natalio Otsoko made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leandro Benitez in the 59th minute of play. The throw-in from Atilano Tano in the 68th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by 1&57's Federico Macerio. In the 69th minute Leandro Benitez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Natalio Otsoko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 1&57's Rigoberto Arnau got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Krabbé's Natalio Otsoko played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ovidio Eder in the 71st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leandro Benitez in the 72nd minute of play forced Krabbé's goalkeeper Natalio Otsoko to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Leandro Benitez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 84th minute, Ovidio Eder made a precise shot to the right of Natalio Otsoko. Krabbé's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. After 92 minutes, Aureliano Azevedo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Krabbé and the 1&57 players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 92 played minutes Krabbé got a freekick which was hit by Aureliano Azevedo. If Leandro Benitez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Natalio Otsoko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leandro Benitez in the 97th minute of the match. After 97 played minutes Krabbé got a freekick which was hit by Arnoldo Pueblo. 1&57's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.