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Arsenal Arena
Spectators: 7494 (Terracing: 5733, Seating: 1757, VIP seats: 4) Mino Churruca made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the match, Saraina FC's goal looked a bit too open when Playo Cerdan came free, but Furtado Massana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 4 minutes, Omero Algorta mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Saraina FC and the Manchester Arsenal players grew even worse after the yellow card. Omero Algorta kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Saraina FC's zone, Cordaro Riguera stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Furtado Massana came out of the goal and Cordaro Riguera tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Andrew Llano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Furtado Massana having to interfere. Fidencio Palomar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Furtado Massana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Playo Cerdan in the 14thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Furtado Massana, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 16th minute, Rios Acebedo fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. 19 minutes into the match, Mino Churruca had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fagondo Amileta. Manchester Arsenal's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mino Churruca was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 24th minute, Rios Acebedo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Manchester Arsenal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Rios Acebedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manchester Arsenal's Fidencio Palomar suffered a sore foot after 30 minutes and couldn't finish the game. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ximenez Baez during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Manchester Arsenal booed when Saraina FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ximenez Baez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Playo Cerdan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Furtado Massana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Furtado Massana was out of position in the 40 minute of play, and Andrew Llano capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Andrew Llano really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Fagondo Amileta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mino Churruca in the 43rd minute of the match. If Rios Acebedo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Playo Cerdan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Andrew Llano to make the kick off. Furtado Massana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cordaro Riguera in the 53rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andrew Llano in the 58th minute of play forced Saraina FC's goalkeeper Furtado Massana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Playo Cerdan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Furtado Massana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Playo Cerdan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Furtado Massana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Playo Cerdan came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Manchester Arsenal 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 Playo Cerdan couldn't finish the play. Manchester Arsenal's Fagondo Amileta proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save Manchester Arsenal from getting a goal against them. When Playo Cerdan, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 69 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Furtado Massana was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. In the 74th minute, Playo Cerdan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Saraina FC's zone, Rios Acebedo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Furtado Massana came out of the goal and Rios Acebedo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 77th minute, Omero Algorta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rios Acebedo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Furtado Massana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rios Acebedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rios Acebedo in the 85th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Furtado Massana prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Andrew Llano sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rios Acebedo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Furtado Massana tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the referee ended the match the Manchester Arsenal players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.