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Maria Jose Jones
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. Phelipe Modet started the match with the kick off. When the match had gone on for 6 minutes, Brahim Charradi put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Mikeldi Umaña. In the 14th minute the ball was on its way in behind Escarlatas Fls's goalkeeper Mikeldi Umaña, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Nazil Aksoy's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mikeldi Umaña was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nazil Aksoy in the 17th minute of play forced Escarlatas Fls's goalkeeper Mikeldi Umaña to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the match, Brahim Charradi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mikeldi Umaña. Escarlatas Fls's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Brahim Charradi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Santxo Zahonero who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 24thth minute tested the skills of Alex Marconi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Mikeldi Umaña took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brahim Charradi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 30 minutes into the game, Catalanes FC's Brahim Charradi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mikeldi Umaña made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. In the 34th minute, Jerardo Laorden made a precise shot to the right of Mikeldi Umaña. Escarlatas Fls's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-6. Mikeldi Umaña stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nazil Aksoy's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. After 42 minutes of play, Catalanes FC's Nazil Aksoy made it 0-7 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mikeldi Umaña was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Brahim Charradi in the 47th minute of play forced Escarlatas Fls's goalkeeper Mikeldi Umaña to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-7 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nazil Aksoy to make the kick off. Jobo Salces hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Nazil Aksoy's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mikeldi Umaña read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. 56 minutes into the match, Brahim Charradi dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Mikeldi Umaña, 0-8. In the 67th minute, Catalanes FC's Brahim Charradi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-10. Catalanes FC made a substitution. Polentzi Olivencia replaced Jerardo Laorden. Santxo Zahonero hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. After 73 minutes of play, Catalanes FC's Brahim Charradi made it 0-11 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mikeldi Umaña was left in no man's land by his defense there! With his leg Mikeldi Umaña managed to avoid a goal in the 79thth minute, when Catalanes FC's Nazil Aksoy fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Nazil Aksoy who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 81stth minute tested the skills of Mikeldi Umaña when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Mikeldi Umaña showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brahim Charradi in the 83rd minute of the match. Escarlatas Fls's Mikeldi Umaña proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Escarlatas Fls from getting a goal against them. In the 92nd minute of the match, Nazil Aksoy got a very nice opportunity to score, but Mikeldi Umaña was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Mikeldi Umaña showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brahim Charradi in the 93rd minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Brahim Charradi kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Mikeldi Umaña. That made the score 0-12 in the 95 minute of play. The Escarlatas Fls fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Catalanes FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.