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Bajarigua
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Romelio Carro kicked off to start the match. Fausto Cosmen's late challenge caught a Ruquere's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fausto Cosmen helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, AJ Juventus FC's Fausto Cosmen got a free kick in the 4th minute. When Fábio Jacinto came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Ruquere fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Fábio Jacinto couldn't finish the play. In the 12th minute Nacho Estevez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan-Ivar Løvaas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Nacho Estevez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jan-Ivar Løvaas was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. If Nacho Estevez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sancho Trinidad's late challenge caught a Ruquere's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sancho Trinidad helped the player get up and apologised. Sancho Trinidad hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Imral Novara took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cuartio Barrillos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fábio Jacinto 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. Jan-Ivar Løvaas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nacho Estevez's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. In the 32nd minute Romelio Carro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Imral Novara saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cuartio Barrillos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 36 minutes, Antonello Messi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AJ Juventus FC and the Ruquere players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Ruquere booed when AJ Juventus FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonello Messi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jan-Ivar Løvaas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nacho Estevez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nacho Estevez made a kick off. Fausto Cosmen hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. If Nacho Estevez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Imral Novara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benicio Pico in the 70th minute of the match. Nacho Estevez who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 72ndth minute tested the skills of Jan-Ivar Løvaas when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nacho Estevez got free with Jan-Ivar Løvaas in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nacho Estevez in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jan-Ivar Løvaas saved AJ Juventus FC from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Nacho Estevez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jan-Ivar Løvaas was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. In the 81stth minute of the game Nacho Estevez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AJ Juventus FC's Jan-Ivar Løvaas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ruquere made a substitution. Ion Tâbârnã replaced Palban Botella. In the 88th minute Ion Tâbârnã shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan-Ivar Løvaas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the final whistle sounded Ruquere left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than AJ Juventus FC.