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Match Report
Estadio Rapanui
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Bernardo Ciceron started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Saúl Anabalon blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without José Marcelo Noé having to make a save. Saúl Anabalon might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over José Marcelo Noé. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Saúl Anabalon ran back to his position shaking his head. José Marcelo Noé took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saúl Anabalon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. José Marcelo Noé showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saúl Anabalon, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Donato Di Francesco made in the 17th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Bayron Solis however managed to control. In the 23rd minute, Bernardo Ciceron left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Holmes FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 26 minutes into the game, José Javier Ordaz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rapa Nui's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Holmes FC the free kick. After 26 played minutes Rapa Nui got a freekick which was hit by José Javier Ordaz. José Marcelo Noé came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Rapa Nui's Saúl Anabalon. But to his dismay, Saúl Anabalon quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardo Ciceron in the 33rd minute of play forced Rapa Nui's goalkeeper Reynaldo Balladares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Rapa Nui's Damario Abufhele got a free kick in the 34th minute. If Bernardo Ciceron had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 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 José Javier Ordaz made a kick off. Rapa Nui's Reynaldo Balladares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardo Ciceron in the 57th minute of play. When Saúl Anabalon came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Rapa Nui 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 Saúl Anabalon couldn't finish the play. In the 64thth minute of the game Saúl Anabalon who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Holmes FC's José Marcelo Noé was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Saúl Anabalon might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over José Marcelo Noé. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Saúl Anabalon ran back to his position shaking his head. Saúl Anabalon might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over José Marcelo Noé. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Saúl Anabalon ran back to his position shaking his head. José Marcelo Noé showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saúl Anabalon in the 70th minute of the match. When Rapa Nui's Saúl Anabalon in the 75th minute got a chance for a shot 75th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Holmes FC's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eduardo Paskal in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Reynaldo Balladares prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Eduardo Paskal in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Reynaldo Balladares prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Reynaldo Balladares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eduardo Paskal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Despite being the better team, Holmes FC failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.
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