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Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Christian Almkvist started the match with the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Christian Almkvist in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Juaneizu Merida prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Xu Sha came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Nacional 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 Xu Sha couldn't finish the play. If Christian Almkvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Juaneizu Merida was a little too slow when Christian Almkvist got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 11th minute. The score was now 1-0. Felipe Carballo made in the 18th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Grabiel Escorcia however managed to control. Christian Almkvist blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Juaneizu Merida having to make a save. When Christian Almkvist came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 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 Christian Almkvist couldn't finish the play. Juaneizu Merida was out of position in the 36 minute of play, and Christian Almkvist capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Christian Almkvist really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Christian Almkvist in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Juaneizu Merida saved Nacional from getting behind. Pol Petton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Juaneizu Merida having to interfere. Grabiel Escorcia took the ball and in the 46 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Xiao Ting Yang. Xiao Ting Yang dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Grabiel Escorcia stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Nacional's Joseph Gayoso got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Juaneizu Merida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Christian Almkvist in the 54th minute of the match. Juaneizu Merida came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Christian Almkvist. But to his dismay, Christian Almkvist quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Juaneizu Merida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Almkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 61 minutes into the game, Nacional's Grabiel Escorcia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Xiao Ting Yang made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Juaneizu Merida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christian Almkvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Xiao Ting Yang proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 from getting a goal against them. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Jairo Montes was substituted for Christian Almkvist. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Lu Fan Xi was substituted for Bonifacio Abascal. Nacional made a substitution. Ursino Brunet replaced Luciano Inverso. Juaneizu Merida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jairo Montes in the 78th minute of play. Juaneizu Merida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jairo Montes, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Nacional's Joseph Gayoso got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 83 minutes into the match, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goalkeeper Xiao Ting Yang had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ursino Brunet. Juaneizu Merida showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pol Petton in the 84th minute of the match. In the 85th minute Ralf Allgöwer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Juaneizu Merida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nacional's attentive Walme Yurre managed to snatch the ball when Ralf Allgöwer made a throw-in in the 89th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lu Fan Xi in the 90th minute of play forced Nacional's goalkeeper Juaneizu Merida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nacional's Juaneizu Merida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ralf Allgöwer in the 91st minute of play. 93 minutes into the match, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goalkeeper Xiao Ting Yang had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ursino Brunet. Juaneizu Merida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jairo Montes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ralf Allgöwer in the 96th minute of play forced Nacional's goalkeeper Juaneizu Merida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 fans cheered their team off the field, for while Nacional had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.