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Lower Stondon Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cesar Cruz got the match started through his kick off. After 7 minutes, Cesar Cruz made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Lower Stondon's Danilo Sifon tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After 13 minutes, Humberto Díaz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FIFI CLUB ™ and the Lower Stondon players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, FIFI CLUB ™'s Humberto Díaz got a free kick in the 13th minute. The supporters of FIFI CLUB ™ booed when Lower Stondon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yasir Verdugo didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yasir Verdugo got free with Orlando Machado in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 23rdth minute of the game Cesar Cruz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lower Stondon's Danilo Sifon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Angel Portillo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Orlando Machado having to interfere. 31 minutes into the match, FIFI CLUB ™'s goalkeeper Orlando Machado had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Angel Portillo. In the 32nd match minute, FIFI CLUB ™ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carmelo Cerna to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cesar Cruz in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Danilo Sifon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Orlando Machado made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Angel Portillo sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Cesar Cruz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Danilo Sifon was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leonel Pacheco to make the kick off. Orlando Machado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saul Zepeda in the 51st minute of the match. FIFI CLUB ™'s Orlando Machado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonel Pacheco in the 52nd minute of play. Orlando Machado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angel Portillo in the 53rd minute of play. Orlando Machado made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonel Pacheco in the 55th minute of play. After some careless play in the FIFI CLUB ™ defense, Yasir Verdugo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Orlando Machado. The FIFI CLUB ™ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Orlando Machado should have stopped the shot. After 62 minutes of play, Lower Stondon's Angel Portillo made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Orlando Machado was left in no man's land by his defense there! FIFI CLUB ™'s Camilo Salguero was substituted for Cristian Ancheta. 66 minutes into the match, FIFI CLUB ™'s goal looked a bit too open when Angel Portillo came free, but Orlando Machado reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 68 minutes into the game, Saul Zepeda cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Orlando Machado was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 71st minute, Leonel Pacheco made a precise shot to the right of Orlando Machado. FIFI CLUB ™'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. Saul Zepeda sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Orlando Machado stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leonel Pacheco's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. The supporters of Lower Stondon booed when FIFI CLUB ™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafael Aguirrez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Roberto Ortiz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Danilo Sifon made a huge save. If Angel Portillo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 88 minutes, Alonso Rodriguez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FIFI CLUB ™ and the Lower Stondon players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Lower Stondon booed when FIFI CLUB ™ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alonso Rodriguez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lower Stondon's Leonel Pacheco got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Yasir Verdugo fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lower Stondon's protests and gave Yasir Verdugo a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Lower Stondon getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Yasir Verdugo hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Lower Stondon had won after a very even match.