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Estadio Linanpalca
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Andrés Devia started the match with the kick off. Topocho Lattanzi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Salomone Owen in the 3rd minute. In the 6thth minute of the game Andrés Devia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but manchester's Topocho Lattanzi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With his leg Topocho Lattanzi managed to avoid a goal in the 7thth minute, when Linanpalca AFC's Salomone Owen fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Salomone Owen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Henrico Aizpuru recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Linanpalca AFC's Salomone Owen in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye manchester's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, manchester's Topocho Lattanzi got control of the ball when Salomone Owen tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrés Devia in the 16th minute of play forced manchester's goalkeeper Topocho Lattanzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iván Mallea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xosé Martini, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Xosé Martini sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 21 minutes into the match, Linanpalca AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Xosé Martini came free, but Iván Mallea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 22nd match minute, Linanpalca AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carlos José Marrodan to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, manchester's Rómulo Barrasa got a free kick in the 26th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrés Devia in the 28th minute of play forced manchester's goalkeeper Topocho Lattanzi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Linanpalca AFC booed when manchester was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rómulo Barrasa didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Salomone Owen got free with Topocho Lattanzi in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 39 minutes into the match, Amador Olivera had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Iván Mallea. Linanpalca AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Amador Olivera was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 42 minutes into the match, manchester's goal looked a bit too open when Andrés Devia came free, but Topocho Lattanzi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. manchester's Amador Olivera got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After the first half manchester were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Xosé Martini made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Amador Olivera made a precise shot to the right of Iván Mallea. Linanpalca AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 55 minutes into the match, manchester's goal looked a bit too open when Andrés Devia came free, but Topocho Lattanzi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 57 minutes into the game, Linanpalca AFC's Esteban Marcoleta nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Topocho Lattanzi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Iván Mallea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rómulo Barrasa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Linanpalca AFC's Salomone Owen in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye manchester's goalie prevented a goal. Salomone Owen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Topocho Lattanzi having to interfere. Topocho Lattanzi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Salomone Owen in the 71st minute of the match. In the 73rd minute, Andrés Devia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Linanpalca AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. If Salomone Owen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Topocho Lattanzi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Salomone Owen, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Linanpalca AFC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.