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Match Report
Arrecifes
Spectators: 554 (Terracing: 417,
Seating: 127, VIP seats: 10) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Carlos Eufrasio got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Arrecifes booed when Despidida AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emiliano Velasco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fernando Selatse made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Hipolito Laurendi sent off a good shot on target. Fernando Selatse showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Modesto Gipuzkoa, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Carlos Eufrasio in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fernando Selatse prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Fernando Selatse stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Carlos Eufrasio's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. Despidida AFC's Fernando Selatse proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Despidida AFC from getting a goal against them. After 23 played minutes Arrecifes got a freekick which was hit by Kevin De Bruyne. In the 24th minute, Czeslaw Kopacz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arif Ozan Oğuztan was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Szymon Pyrzyce was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 28 minutes into the match. In the 27th minute, one of Despidida AFC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Despidida AFC. Fernando Selatse had in the 30thth minute some difficulties stopping Ovidio Argina's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his right side, but he still managed to hold the ball Fernando Selatse didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ovidio Argina went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hipolito Laurendi got free with Fernando Selatse in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Fernando Selatse showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carlos Eufrasio in the 39th minute of the match. A throw-in in the 42nd minute of the game was made by Emanuel Lucila with Pastor Tino as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Arif Ozan Oğuztan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Czeslaw Kopacz, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Czeslaw Kopacz made a kick off. In the 53rd match minute, Despidida AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emiliano Velasco to maneuver through the defense. Fernando Selatse took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hipolito Laurendi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fernando Selatse made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Eufrasio in the 58th minute of play. Fernando Selatse showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hipolito Laurendi, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Arrecifes's Arif Ozan Oğuztan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Czeslaw Kopacz in the 61st minute of play. Arif Ozan Oğuztan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Czeslaw Kopacz in the 63rd minute of play. Fernando Selatse made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafael Emmanuel in the 67th minute of play. Fernando Selatse showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Carlos Eufrasio, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hipolito Laurendi in the 77th minute of play forced Despidida AFC's goalkeeper Fernando Selatse to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafael Emmanuel in the 80th minute of play forced Despidida AFC's goalkeeper Fernando Selatse to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kevin De Bruyne lost his temper 82 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Arrecifes's Natanael Matorin was substituted for Hipolito Laurendi. Arrecifes made a substitution. Felipe Senon replaced Carlos Eufrasio. Arrecifes made a substitution. Waldemar Korytkowski replaced Cadfan Cornell. Despidida AFC made a substitution. Arturo Arano replaced Pastor Tino. After 81 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Arrecifes! 89 minutes into the match, Arrecifes's goalkeeper Arif Ozan Oğuztan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arturo Arano. Despidida AFC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ancho Branca in the 91st minute. Arif Ozan Oğuztan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emanuel Lucila, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute.
Despidida AFC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.
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