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Balsa FC
Spectators: 8446 (Terracing: 6336, Seating: 1942, VIP seats: 168) City Club's Victor Ondino started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 5 minutes into the match, City Club's goal looked a bit too open when Elvio Idacio came free, but Du Zhen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. City Club's Du Zhen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save City Club from getting a goal against them. Elvio Idacio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Du Zhen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Du Zhen made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Elvio Idacio sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elvio Idacio in the 23rd minute of play forced City Club's goalkeeper Du Zhen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute, Balsa FC's Valentin Chago ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Du Zhen. Du Zhen yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. Du Zhen made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Valentin Chago sent off a good shot on target. Flavio Telmo charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Flavio Telmo the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Flavio Telmo kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. Segundo Bizi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonas de Toledo in the 32nd minute of play. After 36 played minutes City Club got a freekick which was hit by Teo Galtero. Du Zhen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elvio Idacio, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Elvio Idacio to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Maximino Arixo notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of City Club's Du Zhen. Du Zhen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Valentin Chago received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Du Zhen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximino Arixo in the 59th minute of play forced City Club's goalkeeper Du Zhen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th match minute, City Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Flavio Telmo to maneuver through the defense. Du Zhen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentin Chago in the 64th minute of play. Segundo Bizi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonas de Toledo in the 65th minute of the match. Valentin Chago scored 5-0 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Du Zhen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Du Zhen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elvio Idacio in the 72nd minute of play. The supporters of Balsa FC booed when City Club was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Matt Murdock didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind City Club's goalkeeper Du Zhen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 75th minute, Valentin Chago made a precise shot to the right of Du Zhen. City Club's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. With an all-out effort, City Club's Segundo Bizi threw himself towards the right post 78 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Victor Ondino, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Maximino Arixo in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Du Zhen saved City Club from getting behind. A collision led to City Club getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Matt Murdock hit a great ball. City Club's Du Zhen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ricardo Remicio in the 89th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elvio Idacio in the 90th minute of play forced City Club's goalkeeper Du Zhen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. City Club's Flavio Telmo got his second yellow card of the match in the 95th minute. The referee ordered Flavio Telmo off the ground. Flavio Telmo hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. When the referee ended the match the Balsa FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.