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Estadio Merced
Spectators: 7565 (Terracing: 5675, Seating: 1739, VIP seats: 151) 08.MANDRAKE FC's Teofilo Galindo 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. Roch Rywin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sixto Mon having to interfere. Salvador Lazcano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Placido Arnas in the 7th minute of the match. 08.MANDRAKE FC's Sixto Mon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roch Rywin in the 10th minute of play. Baltasar Alfonso could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Sixto Mon made a huge save. Merced AFC's Roch Rywin suffered a sore foot after 12 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Anastasio Sendoa charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anastasio Sendoa the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Merced AFC's Lorenzo Lartaun was substituted for Roch Rywin. After a rather tough play, 08.MANDRAKE FC's Anastasio Sendoa got a free kick in the 13th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Baltasar Alfonso in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sixto Mon prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 15th minute Simão Figueiredo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sixto Mon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 17 minutes into the game, Cosme Filipo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Sixto Mon was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 23rd minute, Cosme Filipo reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Sixto Mon. The goal made the score 2-0. Baltasar Alfonso's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Sixto Mon firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 29th minute, Simão Figueiredo made a precise shot to the right of Sixto Mon. 08.MANDRAKE FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Sixto Mon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Simão Figueiredo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Baltasar Alfonso got free with Sixto Mon in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sixto Mon was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Baltasar Alfonso showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-0 in the 36 minute of play. Simão Figueiredo kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Baltasar Alfonso got free with Sixto Mon in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Merced AFC's Simão Figueiredo got a free kick in the 48th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Baltasar Alfonso was the one to do the kick off. Sixto Mon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lorenzo Lartaun in the 53rd minute of the match. Sixto Mon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lorenzo Lartaun in the 54th minute of play. In the 55th match minute, 08.MANDRAKE FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Placido Arnas to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in 08.MANDRAKE FC's zone, Baltasar Alfonso stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sixto Mon came out of the goal and Baltasar Alfonso tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sebastian Chus's late challenge caught a Merced AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sebastian Chus helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, 08.MANDRAKE FC's Sebastian Chus got a free kick in the 59th minute. Simão Figueiredo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sixto Mon having to make a save. Sixto Mon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Simão Figueiredo's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. When Teofilo Galindo fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 08.MANDRAKE FC's protests and gave Teofilo Galindo a yellow card for diving instead. Teofilo Galindo hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simão Figueiredo in the 71st minute of play forced 08.MANDRAKE FC's goalkeeper Sixto Mon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sixto Mon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Simão Figueiredo in the 74th minute of play. Sixto Mon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lorenzo Lartaun, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. In the 77th minute, Simão Figueiredo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sixto Mon was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. In the 86th match minute, Merced AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anastasio Costante to maneuver through the defense. In the 89th minute, Baltasar Alfonso made a precise shot to the right of Sixto Mon. 08.MANDRAKE FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. 92 minutes into the match, Merced AFC's Simão Figueiredo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sixto Mon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Placido Arnas charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Placido Arnas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Merced AFC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.