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Match Report
Emma
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25,
Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Osvaldo Abarca got the match started through his kick off. Jonas Cordeara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcial Firmo having to interfere. When Osvaldo Abarca came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Emma 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 Osvaldo Abarca couldn't finish the play. Americo Jenaro hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Julian Rexino managed to get in a good position for a shot. Emma's supporters rose to their feet, but Julian Rexino was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Delmar Serapio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Emma's Marcial Firmo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teodosio Senon in the 30th minute of play. The supporters of Racedo booed when Emma was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Natalio Gonza didn't get a good kick on the ball. Racedo's Teodosio Senon got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Osvaldo Abarca sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 44th minute, Osvaldo Abarca got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Teodosio Senon to strike the kick off in the second half. Delmar Serapio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Osvaldo Abarca in the 52nd minute of the match. Teodosio Senon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Teodosio Senon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 66 minutes, Teodosio Senon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Racedo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Teodosio Senon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marcial Firmo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Teodosio Senon showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-1 in the 71 minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, Emma's Julian Rexino sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Delmar Serapio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 83rd minute Osvaldo Abarca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Delmar Serapio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 85 played minutes Emma got a freekick which was hit by Luisito Gentza. Marcial Firmo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Prudencio Dolfos in the 88th minute. Prudencio Dolfos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcial Firmo having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Racedo eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.
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