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Stamford Bridge
Spectators: 8493 (Terracing: 6371, Seating: 1953, VIP seats: 169) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gerardo Fias made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Santo Bixintxo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Manolo Hubidia was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. In the 8th minute, Nabar Reza ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Manolo Hubidia was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. When Valentin Bue fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bencilow FC's protests and gave Valentin Bue a yellow card for diving instead. After 12 played minutes Bencilow FC got a freekick which was hit by Valentin Bue. After 16 minutes, Alberto Echaez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bencilow FC and the PowerPerro Footbal Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Bencilow FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 15th minute. Penalty! 18 minutes into the match, Santo Bixintxo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Manolo Hubidia. Bencilow FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Santo Bixintxo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. With a little luck, Bencilow FC's Manolo Hubidia got control of the ball when Nabar Reza tried to sneak it across the goal line. Manolo Hubidia made an important save on a dangerous shot by Santo Bixintxo in the 32nd minute. In the 35th minute, Nabar Reza made a precise shot to the right of Manolo Hubidia. Bencilow FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. After some careless play in the Bencilow FC defense, Santo Bixintxo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Manolo Hubidia. The Bencilow FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Manolo Hubidia should have stopped the shot. After 46 played minutes Bencilow FC got a freekick which was hit by Alberto Echaez. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 6-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Santo Bixintxo to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Nabar Reza made a precise shot to the right of Manolo Hubidia. Bencilow FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. A collision led to PowerPerro Footbal Club getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Patricio Gonzalez hit a great ball. In the 61st minute the ball was on its way in behind Bencilow FC's goalkeeper Manolo Hubidia, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Nabar Reza recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 64 minutes into the match, Bencilow FC's goal looked a bit too open when Santo Bixintxo came free, but Manolo Hubidia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 64 played minutes Bencilow FC got a freekick which was hit by Leonel Bujan. Nabar Reza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Manolo Hubidia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bencilow FC's Manolo Hubidia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Irrintzi Verde in the 70th minute of play. After 71 minutes, Eloy Matuta mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bencilow FC and the PowerPerro Footbal Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Bencilow FC's Eloy Matuta got a free kick in the 71st minute. The audience was convinced that Eloy Matuta's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Henrik Lyse was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. 79 minutes into the match, Bencilow FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nabar Reza came free, but Manolo Hubidia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st minute, Nabar Reza ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Manolo Hubidia was frozen by the shot and now it was 8-0. Manolo Hubidia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santo Bixintxo, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. After having played for 85 minutes, Nabar Reza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. PowerPerro Footbal Club's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nabar Reza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. PowerPerro Footbal Club's Henrik Lyse proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save PowerPerro Footbal Club from getting a goal against them. Ekhi Ontoria's late challenge caught a Bencilow FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ekhi Ontoria helped the player get up and apologised. In the 95th minute, Ekhi Ontoria hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.