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Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Expresso Ranelagh's Svetoslav Vardarov started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Frank de Boer hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. When Expresso Ranelagh's Svetoslav Vardarov in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye . SC Manhattan .'s goalie prevented a goal. . SC Manhattan .'s Chico Valadares suffered a fractured collar bone after 10 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Aldo Gorosti's late challenge caught a . SC Manhattan .'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aldo Gorosti helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Expresso Ranelagh getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Aldo Gorosti hit a great ball. In the 14th minute Svetoslav Vardarov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matias Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Matias Taffarel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Svetoslav Vardarov in the 18th minute of the match. . SC Manhattan .'s Matias Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Svetoslav Vardarov in the 22nd minute of play. 23 minutes had been played when some careless play by . SC Manhattan .'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Victor Chus was slow to take the kick. During this time Expresso Ranelagh's players had a chance to rest. . SC Manhattan .'s Matias Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Svetoslav Vardarov in the 26th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Svetoslav Vardarov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Matias Taffarel was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. 34 minutes into the match, Svetoslav Vardarov dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Matias Taffarel, 1-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Wilton Valladares in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pablo Lohitzun prevented the ball from getting in the gole. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Wilton Valladares got free with Pablo Lohitzun in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The supporters of Expresso Ranelagh booed when . SC Manhattan . was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Wilton Valladares didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Svetoslav Vardarov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Matias Taffarel was relentless in the 59th minute of the game. After 59th play minutes Svetoslav Vardarov shot 2-0, a short shot which went by Matias Taffarel and just under the crossbar into goal. 70 minutes into the match, Expresso Ranelagh's goalkeeper Pablo Lohitzun had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wilton Valladares. With a little luck, Expresso Ranelagh's Pablo Lohitzun got control of the ball when Wilton Valladares tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Svetoslav Vardarov in the 78th minute of play forced . SC Manhattan .'s goalkeeper Matias Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 84 minutes into the match, . SC Manhattan .'s Wilton Valladares sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pablo Lohitzun narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Svetoslav Vardarov in the 88th minute of play forced . SC Manhattan .'s goalkeeper Matias Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Wilton Valladares kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Pablo Lohitzun. That made the score 2-1 in the 93 minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Expresso Ranelagh fans cheered their team off the field, for while . SC Manhattan . had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.