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TONY STARK ARENA
Spectators: 10796 (Terracing: 8098, Seating: 2483, VIP seats: 215) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Son Banana started the match with the kick off. If Orlando Beltza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 4 minutes into the game, Son Banana cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Marcos Ranolfo was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Roman Vachon made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Orlando Beltza sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Orlando Beltza kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Roman Vachon. That made the score 1-1 in the 17 minute of play. After having played for 23 minutes, Szymon Pilitowski managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Estudiantes de América's supporters crossed their fingers, but Szymon Pilitowski was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marcos Ranolfo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Uriel Cordarrel, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. A nice corner shot did that Kieran Listkowski got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marcos Ranolfo quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Marcos Ranolfo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Uriel Cordarrel, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 33 minutes into the match, Estudiantes de América's goal looked a bit too open when Son Banana came free, but Marcos Ranolfo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Concetto Trasatti got free with Roman Vachon in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 42 minutes into the game, Estudiantes de América's Orlando Beltza nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roman Vachon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Diego Simeone hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Roman Vachon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Korneliusz Miodek in the 47th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Orlando Beltza made a kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Manfredi AFC's Son Banana nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcos Ranolfo made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. 58 minutes into the match, Manfredi AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Orlando Beltza came free, but Roman Vachon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 59 minutes into the match, Estudiantes de América's goalkeeper Marcos Ranolfo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Son Banana. 62 minutes into the game, Estudiantes de América's Orlando Beltza nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roman Vachon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Estudiantes de América made a substitution. Cornelio Ruisko replaced Traian Blăniță. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Filomeno Remir in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcos Ranolfo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Roman Vachon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cornelio Ruisko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A throw-in in the 77th minute of the game was made by Kert Roolaid with Cornelio Ruisko as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Manfredi AFC's Roman Vachon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Korneliusz Miodek in the 81st minute of play. Estudiantes de América's Kraig Fred got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Estudiantes de América's Marcos Ranolfo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filomeno Remir in the 85th minute of play. The throw-in from Cheng Xiong Ang in the 88th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Estudiantes de América's Szymon Pilitowski. Kieran Listkowski hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Marcos Ranolfo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Filomeno Remir in the 91st minute. Roman Vachon didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kraig Fred went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score. Estudiantes de América's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.