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Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Xiao Rotalo made the kick off which started today's match. Comunardo Bencivenni hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. When La Granja's Xiao Rotalo in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye A.S.C.T Philadelphia's goalie prevented a goal. La Granja's Emilio Trespalacios played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fausto Belardi in the 17th minute of play. In the 18th minute, Dave Margoni ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emilio Trespalacios was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. The crowd rose to their feet as La Granja's Xiao Rotalo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Enzo Palleschi. That made the score 2-1 after 20 minutes of play. Enzo Palleschi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Washington Othaz in the 23rd minute of the match. La Granja's Emilio Trespalacios played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfonso Di Toro in the 25th minute of play. Dave Margoni's late challenge caught a La Granja's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dave Margoni helped the player get up and apologised. After 29 played minutes A.S.C.T Philadelphia got a freekick which was hit by Dave Margoni. A hard shot 33 in the game by Xiao Rotalo from a close distance when the talented Enzo Palleschi managed to make a qualified save. A.S.C.T Philadelphia's players were relieved. 37 minutes into the match, A.S.C.T Philadelphia's goalkeeper Enzo Palleschi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zeruko Elizondo. In the 39th minute, Vachon Agunaga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 40th minute Fausto Belardi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emilio Trespalacios saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Xiao Rotalo 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alfonso Di Toro in the 43rd minute of play forced La Granja's goalkeeper Emilio Trespalacios to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Washington Othaz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alfonso Di Toro to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Xiao Rotalo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Enzo Palleschi. A.S.C.T Philadelphia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Xiao Rotalo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. The La Granja fans' excitement grew in the 55th match minute when La Granja's Xiao Rotalo looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 58 minutes into the game, A.S.C.T Philadelphia's Alfonso Di Toro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Emilio Trespalacios made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-2. Zeruko Elizondo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Enzo Palleschi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 65 minutes into the match, Dave Margoni had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emilio Trespalacios. La Granja's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dave Margoni was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-3. 68 minutes into the match, Fausto Belardi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emilio Trespalacios. La Granja's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fausto Belardi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-4. Xiao Rotalo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Enzo Palleschi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emilio Trespalacios showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfonso Di Toro in the 75th minute of the match. Emilio Trespalacios was a little too slow when Alfonso Di Toro got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 77th minute. The score was now 4-5. Enzo Palleschi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Pis in the 80th minute of the match. Emilio Trespalacios made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Comunardo Bencivenni in the 82nd minute of play. Xiao Rotalo struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Enzo Palleschi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for La Granja. In the 85th minute, Washington Othaz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Enzo Palleschi was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-5. In the 89th minute, A.S.C.T Philadelphia's Alfonso Di Toro ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Emilio Trespalacios. Emilio Trespalacios yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 5-6. After 92 minutes, Felice Castronovo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the A.S.C.T Philadelphia and the La Granja players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, A.S.C.T Philadelphia's Felice Castronovo got a free kick in the 92nd minute. When Beppe Foddis fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored A.S.C.T Philadelphia's protests and gave Beppe Foddis a yellow card for diving instead. Beppe Foddis hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match.