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Alkas FC
Spectators: 7000 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nicky Heath started the match with the kick off. 2 minutes into the match, Lia Cisneros notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Alkapon3 AFC's Tibet Ruçhan. Tibet Ruçhan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Alkapon3 AFC's Tibet Ruçhan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Julio Rojas in the 9th minute of play. In the 14th match minute, Alkapon3 AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zeledon Balasi to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lia Cisneros in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tibet Ruçhan saved Alkapon3 AFC from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in Alkapon3 AFC's zone, Lia Cisneros stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tibet Ruçhan came out of the goal and Lia Cisneros tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Eliseo Paublo hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. 18 minutes into the game, Lia Cisneros cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Tibet Ruçhan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Denis Lizer hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Alkapon3 AFC's zone, Lia Cisneros stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tibet Ruçhan came out of the goal and Lia Cisneros tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Denis Lizer's late challenge caught a ★HELLJUMPERS★'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Denis Lizer helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of ★HELLJUMPERS★ booed when Alkapon3 AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zeledon Balasi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Julio Rojas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tibet Ruçhan having to interfere. 35 minutes into the game, Lia Cisneros cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Tibet Ruçhan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lia Cisneros in the 41st minute of play forced Alkapon3 AFC's goalkeeper Tibet Ruçhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 47 minutes of play, ★HELLJUMPERS★'s Lia Cisneros made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tibet Ruçhan was left in no man's land by his defense there! After the first half ★HELLJUMPERS★ were leading 0-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lia Cisneros to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the game, Saul Bermudo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ★HELLJUMPERS★'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Alkapon3 AFC the free kick. When Nunez Reynardo fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Alkapon3 AFC's protests and gave Nunez Reynardo a yellow card for diving instead. In the 57th minute, Nunez Reynardo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. ★HELLJUMPERS★'s Saul Bermudo got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 60th match minute, Alkapon3 AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zeledon Balasi to maneuver through the defense. Lia Cisneros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lia Cisneros in the 64th minute of play forced Alkapon3 AFC's goalkeeper Tibet Ruçhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eulalio Rius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nicky Heath in the 71st minute of the match. When Ryan-Junior Hellbrandt fell near the penalty area in the 71st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ★HELLJUMPERS★'s protests and gave Ryan-Junior Hellbrandt a yellow card for diving instead. Ryan-Junior Hellbrandt hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. ★HELLJUMPERS★'s Eulalio Rius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicky Heath in the 73rd minute of play. After 77 played minutes Alkapon3 AFC got a freekick which was hit by Denis Lizer. With a little luck, Alkapon3 AFC's Tibet Ruçhan got control of the ball when Lia Cisneros tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Lia Cisneros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lia Cisneros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tibet Ruçhan having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Julio Rojas in the 87th minute of play forced Alkapon3 AFC's goalkeeper Tibet Ruçhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th minute Nicky Heath shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eulalio Rius saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cipriano Osmundo hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Lia Cisneros could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Tibet Ruçhan made a huge save. A collision led to ★HELLJUMPERS★ getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Saul Bermudo hit a great ball. When Julio Rojas came up free with the goalie in the 98th minute, the ★HELLJUMPERS★ 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 Julio Rojas couldn't finish the play. The ★HELLJUMPERS★ supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ★HELLJUMPERS★ would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.