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Andreas Brehme
Spectators: 7526 (Terracing: 5645, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Leonides Enmanuel took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Alemania 1990's Teofilo Silbestre ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gabriel Francesco. Gabriel Francesco yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. In the 6th match minute, Alemania 1990 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Laureano Goi to maneuver through the defense. Venancio Eskuin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dante Abalos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mario Marquez went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 21st minute Mario Marquez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Abalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dante Abalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elvio Fanuco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alemania 1990's Dante Abalos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Venancio Eskuin in the 23rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, A.A FÊNIX's Delmiro Loreto got a free kick in the 25th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elvio Fanuco in the 35th minute of play forced Alemania 1990's goalkeeper Dante Abalos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 37 minutes into the game, A.A FÊNIX's Mario Marquez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dante Abalos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-6. In the 40th minute Venancio Eskuin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Abalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dante Abalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Amancio Castulo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Alemania 1990 defense, Mario Marquez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dante Abalos. The Alemania 1990 fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dante Abalos should have stopped the shot. Dante Abalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amancio Castulo in the 47th minute of play. Disappointed in the 1-7 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Venancio Eskuin made a kick off. In the 53rd play minute Venancio Eskuin came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Dante Abalos. 1-8. Gabriel Francesco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonides Enmanuel in the 56th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Alemania 1990's zone, Amancio Castulo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dante Abalos came out of the goal and Amancio Castulo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With an all-out effort, A.A FÊNIX's Dante Abalos threw himself towards the right post 59 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Elvio Fanuco, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The audience was convinced that Mario Marquez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Abalos was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. With a little luck, Alemania 1990's Dante Abalos got control of the ball when Elvio Fanuco tried to sneak it across the goal line. Teofilo Silbestre kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. 64 minutes into the match, A.A FÊNIX's Venancio Eskuin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dante Abalos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Amancio Castulo came free with the goalkeeper in the 66th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Dante Abalos could save by the left post. 67 minutes into the game, A.A FÊNIX's Amancio Castulo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dante Abalos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-9. Amancio Castulo took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dante Abalos. Dante Abalos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-10. Alemania 1990's Teobaldo Toro managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Froilan Obeko in the 74 minute of the game. The supporters of Alemania 1990 booed when A.A FÊNIX was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cristo Beti didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gabriel Francesco made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teobaldo Toro in the 81st minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, A.A FÊNIX's goal looked a bit too open when Teofilo Silbestre came free, but Gabriel Francesco reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th play minute Elvio Fanuco came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Dante Abalos. 1-11. In the 89th minute Mario Marquez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Abalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Alemania 1990 getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Ezequiel Froila hit a great ball. In the 92nd minute Mario Marquez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Abalos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Elvio Fanuco came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the A.A FÊNIX 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 Elvio Fanuco couldn't finish the play. Dante Abalos was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Venancio Eskuin showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-12 in the 95 minute of play. A.A FÊNIX's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.