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Illiamoco
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Xuban Abecia took the kick off in the first half of the match. Orlandus Abajas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xuban Abecia, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fidele Abar during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Lluc Abadie placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Arpita's Demario Abarca proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Arpita from getting a goal against them. After 18 played minutes Arpita got a freekick which was hit by Criston Abellaneda. Demario Abarca showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matro Abenda in the 20th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Xuban Abecia in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Orlandus Abajas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Xuban Abecia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Orlandus Abajas having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Illiamoco's Froilan Abascal got a free kick in the 30th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Lluc Abascal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arpita's supporters rose to their feet, but Lluc Abascal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Orlandus Abajas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 40th minute of the match, Mario Abar got a very nice opportunity to score, but Demario Abarca was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Mario Abar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Illiamoco's supporters rose to their feet, but Mario Abar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Demario Abarca breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Demario Abarca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matro Abenda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Orlandus Abajas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xuban Abecia in the 47th minute of play. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Matro Abenda to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xuban Abecia in the 57th minute of play forced Illiamoco's goalkeeper Orlandus Abajas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th minute, Xuban Abecia reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Orlandus Abajas. The goal made the score 0-1. Xuban Abecia's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Orlandus Abajas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. Lluc Abascal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Orlandus Abajas made a huge save. Xuban Abecia sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 85th minute, Mario Abar ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Demario Abarca was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 91st minute, Criston Abellaneda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Illiamoco defense, Lluc Abascal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Orlandus Abajas. The Illiamoco fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Orlandus Abajas should have stopped the shot. The Illiamoco supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Arpita's performance. The match ended with a win for Arpita.