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El Carrizal
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ercüment Kambay kicked off to start the match. Prospero Perico could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Steven Gerard made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Prospero Perico managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lobos de Carelia's supporters rose to their feet, but Prospero Perico was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Steven Gerard breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, ☆☆Pαbɭó Escóbαr☆☆'s Steven Gerard got control of the ball when Prospero Perico tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pavao Zadro in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Steven Gerard saved ☆☆Pαbɭó Escóbαr☆☆ from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ziya Onur Babayiğit in the 17th minute of play forced Lobos de Carelia's goalkeeper Nestor Cortez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20th minute, Prospero Perico ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Steven Gerard was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. In the 25th minute, Lobos de Carelia's Saul Montrel ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Steven Gerard. Steven Gerard yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. 28 minutes into the game, one of ☆☆Pαbɭó Escóbαr☆☆:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 35th minute, Ali Güralp Hepyener hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pavao Zadro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Steven Gerard having to make a save. Eusebio Rios received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Steven Gerard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pavao Zadro in the 45th minute of play forced ☆☆Pαbɭó Escóbαr☆☆'s goalkeeper Steven Gerard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Prospero Perico in the 47th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Steven Gerard saved ☆☆Pαbɭó Escóbαr☆☆ from getting behind. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Pavao Zadro made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Pavao Zadro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Steven Gerard saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 52 minutes into the match, ☆☆Pαbɭó Escóbαr☆☆'s goal looked a bit too open when Prospero Perico came free, but Steven Gerard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, ☆☆Pαbɭó Escóbαr☆☆'s Boğaçhan Uraza got a free kick in the 55th minute. Lobos de Carelia's Vladimiro Millano was substituted for Cosme Bikendi. After 72 minutes, Leonel Giro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lobos de Carelia and the ☆☆Pαbɭó Escóbαr☆☆ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Leonel Giro hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. In the 73rd minute, Leonel Giro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ziya Onur Babayiğit recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Steven Gerard made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eusebio Rios in the 76th minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, ☆☆Pαbɭó Escóbαr☆☆'s goal looked a bit too open when Eusebio Rios came free, but Steven Gerard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th minute, Prospero Perico made a precise shot to the right of Steven Gerard. ☆☆Pαbɭó Escóbαr☆☆'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-0. 82 minutes into the match, ☆☆Pαbɭó Escóbαr☆☆'s goal looked a bit too open when Cristobal Lia came free, but Steven Gerard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 82nd minute, Cristobal Lia left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lobos de Carelia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 9-0. When Lobos de Carelia's Prospero Perico in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ☆☆Pαbɭó Escóbαr☆☆'s goalie prevented a goal. Steven Gerard made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cristobal Lia in the 86th minute of play. Steven Gerard stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Prospero Perico's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. ☆☆Pαbɭó Escóbαr☆☆'s Steven Gerard played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristobal Lia in the 90th minute of play. When Lobos de Carelia's Cristobal Lia in the 91st minute got a chance for a shot 91st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ☆☆Pαbɭó Escóbαr☆☆'s goalie prevented a goal. When Prospero Perico came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the Lobos de Carelia 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 Prospero Perico couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in ☆☆Pαbɭó Escóbαr☆☆'s zone, Cristobal Lia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Steven Gerard came out of the goal and Cristobal Lia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. There was no doubt that Lobos de Carelia were the better team. Lobos de Carelia's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.