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VICTORIA
Spectators: 7406 (Terracing: 5555, Seating: 1703, VIP seats: 148) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Niceto Aires took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Efrain Abascal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 6 minutes, Teodoro Elodio mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Irene FC and the N E C A X A players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 6th minute, Teodoro Elodio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 7thth minute of the game Niceto Aires who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but N E C A X A's Gregorio Raulo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Efrain Abascal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tadeo Iago having to interfere. In the 17th minute Oscar Xacintu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gregorio Raulo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Enzo Macario sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Efrain Abascal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 36th minute, Oscar Xacintu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpected shot in the 41st minute by Enzo Macario got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Efrain Bazil recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Enzo Macario struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Tadeo Iago didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for N E C A X A. Oscar Xacintu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gregorio Raulo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 47th minute of play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Efrain Abascal to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Efrain Abascal in the 52nd minute of play forced Irene FC's goalkeeper Tadeo Iago to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 53 minutes, Enzo Macario managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. N E C A X A's supporters crossed their fingers, but Enzo Macario was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 55 played minutes Irene FC got a freekick which was hit by Cristian Aznar. 57 minutes into the game, N E C A X A's Enzo Macario nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tadeo Iago made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. 60 minutes into the game, one of N E C A X A:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 63 minutes, Irene FC's Guido Restu got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Gregorio Raulo. 66 minutes into the match, Niceto Aires dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Gregorio Raulo, 2-2. If Oscar Xacintu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 71st minute Enzo Macario shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tadeo Iago saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 73rd match minute, Irene FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oscar Xacintu to maneuver through the defense. Niceto Aires sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Efrain Bazil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 81 minutes of play, N E C A X A's Enzo Macario made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tadeo Iago was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Enzo Macario came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the N E C A X A 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 Enzo Macario couldn't finish the play. Tadeo Iago showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Silvestre Calisto, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. When Efrain Bazil came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the N E C A X A 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 Efrain Bazil couldn't finish the play. Efrain Bazil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristian Aznar hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. 98 minutes into the match, N E C A X A's Enzo Macario sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tadeo Iago narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the referee ended the match the N E C A X A players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.