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Estadio Tacana
Spectators: 7521 (Terracing: 5652, Seating: 1719, VIP seats: 150) EL ALBO's 贺岚海 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by 贺岚海 in the 9th minute of play forced Club Atlético Atlanta's goalkeeper Pankracy Glogowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. EL ALBO's Steven Pearce played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Remigio Erramu in the 11th minute of play. In the 18thth minute of the game Alfonso Goicoechea who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but EL ALBO's Steven Pearce was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 20th minute Club Atlético Atlanta were awarded a corner. Emil Chwalkiewicz went to the cornerflag to take it. It was a well-played corner which Anselmo Nevada managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. 23 minutes into the match, EL ALBO's goal looked a bit too open when Alfonso Goicoechea came free, but Steven Pearce reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 26 minutes into the match, Alfonso Goicoechea notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of EL ALBO's Steven Pearce. Steven Pearce was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 29 minutes into the match, Paolo Caradaro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Steven Pearce. EL ALBO's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Paolo Caradaro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. After 32 minutes of play EL ALBO's 贺岚海 was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After some careless play in the EL ALBO defense, Paolo Caradaro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Steven Pearce. The EL ALBO fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Steven Pearce should have stopped the shot. Club Atlético Atlanta's Paolo Caradaro got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Steven Pearce made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfonso Goicoechea in the 38th minute of play. Wu Chuan Bing was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 40th minute. EL ALBO's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. If Paolo Caradaro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Club Atlético Atlanta getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Lázaro Cuartio hit a great ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alfonso Goicoechea to strike the kick off in the second half. Steven Pearce showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfonso Goicoechea in the 54th minute of the match. Steven Pearce was out of position in the 54 minute of play, and Alfonso Goicoechea capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alfonso Goicoechea really showed his touch with that goal: 0-5. The supporters of Club Atlético Atlanta booed when EL ALBO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filiberto Macias didn't get a good kick on the ball. Paolo Caradaro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Steven Pearce made a huge save. With a little luck, EL ALBO's Steven Pearce got control of the ball when Paolo Caradaro tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 66 played minutes Club Atlético Atlanta got a freekick which was hit by Lázaro Cuartio. The audience was convinced that Alfonso Goicoechea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Steven Pearce was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. Paolo Caradaro in the 72ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Steven Pearce, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 75 played minutes Club Atlético Atlanta's Paolo Caradaro stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Steven Pearce stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing EL ALBO of the goal. Steven Pearce took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alfonso Goicoechea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Faustino Flor kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 81 minutes, Alfonso Goicoechea took a quick shot and it went in 0-7 without a chance for Steven Pearce to make any attempt to save it. Through an outstanding action, after 86 minutes, Steven Pearce successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. When Fausto Cordarryl came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the EL ALBO 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 Fausto Cordarryl couldn't finish the play. Iulian Drăghincescu kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Steven Pearce showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alfonso Goicoechea, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Club Atlético Atlanta's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.