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Radlett Stadium
Spectators: 6780 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1780, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alfredo Mendez started the match with the kick off. Alfredo Mendez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Alonso Salguero came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Radlett 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 Alonso Salguero couldn't finish the play. Antonio Moreira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alonso Salguero in the 12th minute of play. If Alonso Salguero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Antonio Moreira made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Claudio Portillo sent off a good shot on target. David Alfaro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alfredo Mendez went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Brinklow United's Alfredo Mendez got a free kick in the 21st minute. Alonso Salguero sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Antonio Moreira made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alonso Salguero in the 26th minute. 28 minutes into the match, Brinklow United's goalkeeper Antonio Moreira had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Claudio Portillo. When Radlett's Alonso Salguero in the 31st minute got a chance for a shot 31st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Brinklow United's goalie prevented a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Brinklow United's zone, Claudio Portillo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Antonio Moreira came out of the goal and Claudio Portillo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Alonso Salguero managed to get in a good position for a shot. Radlett's supporters rose to their feet, but Alonso Salguero was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Antonio Moreira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Claudio Portillo came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Radlett 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 Claudio Portillo couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Claudio Portillo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Radlett's supporters rose to their feet, but Claudio Portillo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Antonio Moreira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alonso Salguero was the one to do the kick off. Claudio Portillo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Antonio Moreira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Brinklow United getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Efrain Moreno hit a great ball. Claudio Portillo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Antonio Moreira tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Alonso Salguero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 67th minute, Jhalmar Mendoza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Brinklow United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. After having played for 73 minutes, Ovidio Cerritos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Brinklow United's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ovidio Cerritos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. David Alfaro made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jhalmar Mendoza in the 76th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudio Portillo in the 79th minute of play forced Brinklow United's goalkeeper Antonio Moreira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Brinklow United's zone, Claudio Portillo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Antonio Moreira came out of the goal and Claudio Portillo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 85 played minutes Brinklow United got a freekick which was hit by Jaime Anaya. When Efren Ruiz fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Radlett's protests and gave Efren Ruiz a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Radlett getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Efren Ruiz hit a great ball. Jhalmar Mendoza blasted a shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without David Alfaro having to make a save.