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Chino Forever
Spectators: 7951 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 110) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Xesc Rallo got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Chico Campos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abelardo Sarrate saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Xesc Rallo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Abelardo Sarrate showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xesc Rallo, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 8th minute Ranolfo Redondo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Severino Fernandez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Xesc Rallo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Abelardo Sarrate was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, El Chino Forever's Eduardo Lopez got a free kick in the 12th minute. El Chino Forever's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Xorxe Harroyo in the 15th minute. Xorxe Harroyo made a great header on El Chino Forever's corner, it was just that Riemannian's Severino Fernandez managed to reach the ball for a save. Xesc Rallo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Abelardo Sarrate having to make a save. Abelardo Sarrate stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Xesc Rallo's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. Abelardo Sarrate made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xesc Rallo in the 21st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Xesc Rallo in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Abelardo Sarrate prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 23 minutes into the game, Riemannian's Chico Campos nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Abelardo Sarrate made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. El Chino Forever's Abelardo Sarrate played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chico Campos in the 26th minute of play. The corner ended in Xesc Rallo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but El Chino Forever's Abelardo Sarrate did a great save. Xesc Rallo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abelardo Sarrate having to interfere. The corner went over the outstretched arms of El Chino Forever's goalie and right to Michael Riells. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. El Chino Forever's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. El Chino Forever's Abelardo Sarrate played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xesc Rallo in the 37th minute of play. Xesc Rallo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 39 minutes into the match, El Chino Forever's goal looked a bit too open when Xesc Rallo came free, but Abelardo Sarrate reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 43rd minute Xesc Rallo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abelardo Sarrate saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Santana Sanz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The El Chino Forever players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Riemannian were winning 0-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ranolfo Redondo made a kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Xesc Rallo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Abelardo Sarrate. That made the score 0-2 in the 53 minute of play. In the 56th minute Xesc Rallo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abelardo Sarrate saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Riemannian's Xesc Rallo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Abelardo Sarrate. That made the score 0-3 after 62 minutes of play. Xesc Rallo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Abelardo Sarrate made a huge save. 66 minutes into the match, Riemannian's goal looked a bit too open when Xorxe Harroyo came free, but Severino Fernandez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Xesc Rallo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Abelardo Sarrate having to make a save. Abelardo Sarrate showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xesc Rallo, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. 71 minutes into the game, one of El Chino Forever:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Xesc Rallo took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Abelardo Sarrate. Abelardo Sarrate dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. After a long run with the ball, Xesc Rallo did a trick in the 79th minute in front of El Chino Forever's goalkeeper, who threw himself to the side. After that it was simple to shoot 0-5. An impressive performance by Riemannian's Xesc Rallo! Xesc Rallo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Abelardo Sarrate tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Abelardo Sarrate showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xesc Rallo in the 88th minute of the match. In the 89th minute of the match Riemannian got a corner. El Chino Forever's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Xesc Rallo ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ranolfo Redondo in the 92nd minute of play forced Riemannian's goalkeeper Severino Fernandez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Riemannian booed when El Chino Forever was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eduardo Lopez didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Chico Campos kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Abelardo Sarrate. That made the score 0-6 in the 95 minute of play. After having played for 99 minutes, Xesc Rallo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Riemannian's supporters crossed their fingers, but Xesc Rallo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal.