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Birmingham Selly Oak
Spectators: 9170 (Terracing: 6879, Seating: 2109, VIP seats: 182) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lorenzo Corpeño started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, St Ives's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Oinaz came free, but Milton Carrillo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 5th minute Cristian Oinaz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Milton Carrillo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8th match minute, St Ives was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ronald Espindola to maneuver through the defense. Cristian Oinaz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Benedykt Michnik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Milton Carrillo was out of position in the 16 minute of play, and Cristian Oinaz capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cristian Oinaz really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Arnaud Naets took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lorenzo Corpeño, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 20 played minutes Catracho FC got a freekick which was hit by Benedykt Michnik. Lorenzo Corpeño struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Arnaud Naets didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for St Ives. Waclaw Kajdasz lost his temper 25 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After recieving a nice pass, St Ives's Saul Tobar tried to score from far away in the 26th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Arnaud Naets didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Zelvin Tobar went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Benedykt Michnik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Milton Carrillo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benedykt Michnik in the 38th minute of the match. Benedykt Michnik received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Milton Carrillo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, St Ives's Franklin Ortiz got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Cristian Oinaz hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. In the 46th match minute, St Ives was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ronald Espindola to maneuver through the defense.

Arnaud Naets made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Marcelo Barrera sent off a good shot on target. Milton Carrillo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benedykt Michnik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Milton Carrillo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benedykt Michnik in the 56th minute of the match. Benedykt Michnik struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Milton Carrillo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Catracho FC. In the 67th minute Lorenzo Corpeño shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnaud Naets saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arnaud Naets took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ronald Espindola, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zelvin Tobar kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. When Benedykt Michnik came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Catracho FC 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 Benedykt Michnik couldn't finish the play. 79 minutes into the game, Zelvin Tobar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. St Ives's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Catracho FC the free kick. The supporters of Catracho FC booed when St Ives was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zelvin Tobar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Baldomiro Txerran 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. Zelvin Tobar kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Cristian Oinaz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Catracho FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Oinaz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Milton Carrillo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 87 minutes into the match, Benedykt Michnik had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Milton Carrillo. St Ives's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Benedykt Michnik was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. If Benedykt Michnik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Catracho FC's Arnaud Naets proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to save Catracho FC from getting a goal against them. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Catracho FC fully deserved thier win.