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Estadio Ballivian
Spectators: 6795 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1795, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Zumar Saldoval made the kick off which started today's match. After 9 played minutes Philadelphia AFC got a freekick which was hit by Fernando Echevarria. Simao Ezguerra struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Ferrer Isasaga didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Philadelphia AFC. After a rather tough play, Ballivian's Mattin Belluga got a free kick in the 22nd minute. If Simao Ezguerra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ferrer Isasaga stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lluques Bujia's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. After 31 played minutes Philadelphia AFC got a freekick which was hit by Artizar Fontarigo. 32 minutes in the game, Zumar Saldoval fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Xamin Llanes having to interfere. Uxio Ingueros who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 35thth minute tested the skills of Xamin Llanes when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 36th match minute, Philadelphia AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fernando Echevarria to maneuver through the defense. In the 40th match minute, Ballivian was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bastian Aujea to maneuver through the defense. In the 42nd minute, Simao Ezguerra ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ferrer Isasaga was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Lluques Bujia to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Lluques Bujia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ferrer Isasaga was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. After some careless play in the Ballivian defense, Simao Ezguerra kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ferrer Isasaga. The Ballivian fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ferrer Isasaga should have stopped the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lluques Bujia in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ferrer Isasaga saved Ballivian from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Simao Ezguerra got free with Ferrer Isasaga in the 60th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 65 minutes into the game, Artizar Fontarigo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Philadelphia AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ballivian the free kick. Artizar Fontarigo kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. After 76 played minutes, Ballivian's Celino Bipiana shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Xamin Llanes came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Ballivian reached it. Philadelphia AFC's Xamin Llanes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Uxio Ingueros in the 77th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Ballivian's zone, Lluques Bujia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ferrer Isasaga came out of the goal and Lluques Bujia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mattin Belluga's late challenge caught a Philadelphia AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mattin Belluga helped the player get up and apologised. Mattin Belluga hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. If Simao Ezguerra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ferrer Isasaga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lluques Bujia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Uxio Ingueros received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Xamin Llanes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Xamin Llanes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zumar Saldoval, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Ballivian's Ferrer Isasaga proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Ballivian from getting a goal against them. In the 96th minute Lluques Bujia shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ferrer Isasaga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Philadelphia AFC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.