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Azopardo
Spectators: 7593 (Terracing: 5735, Seating: 1758, VIP seats: 100) Batı Tomurcuk made the kick off and thus started the match. Hugo Ibar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Witold Januszewski, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Natalio Iyan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Batı Tomurcuk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15thth minute of the game Tomás Pacifico who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Floresta FC's Natalio Iyan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Caroya Forever booed when Floresta FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. German Henric didn't get a good kick on the ball. With an all-out effort, Floresta FC's Hugo Ibar threw himself towards the right post 21 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Witold Januszewski, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 25 minutes Caroya Forever's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Antonio Astrada who took care of the corner kick. Witold Januszewski made a great header on Floresta FC's corner, it was just that Caroya Forever's Hugo Ibar managed to reach the ball for a save. Floresta FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Antonio Astrada in the 27th minute. Natalio Iyan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Batı Tomurcuk in the 29th minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, Caroya Forever's goalkeeper Hugo Ibar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andrzej Puszynski. Natalio Iyan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tomás Pacifico, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. The Caroya Forever fans' excitement grew in the 38th match minute when Caroya Forever's Tomás Pacifico looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Floresta FC's Natalio Iyan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aleksander Fafinski in the 44th minute of play. 45 minutes into the match, Floresta FC's goal looked a bit too open when Batı Tomurcuk came free, but Natalio Iyan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aleksander Fafinski scored 0-2 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Natalio Iyan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Andrzej Puszynski to make the kick off. In the 52nd match minute, Floresta FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonio Astrada to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Armando Garaile during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Constantino Ihazintu was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 55 minutes into the match. The supporters of Floresta FC booed when Caroya Forever was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Constantino Ihazintu didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Aleksander Fafinski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 60 minutes into the game, Ignacio Santxol cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Natalio Iyan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Natalio Iyan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tomás Pacifico in the 64th minute. 68 minutes into the match, Tomás Pacifico had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Natalio Iyan. Floresta FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Tomás Pacifico was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Hugo Ibar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Witold Januszewski in the 73rd minute of play. Natalio Iyan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aleksander Fafinski in the 80th minute of the match. If Ignacio Santxol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 84 minutes of play, Caroya Forever's Tomás Pacifico made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Natalio Iyan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Floresta FC's Natalio Iyan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Floresta FC from getting a goal against them. In the 89th minute of the match Caroya Forever got a corner. Floresta FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tomás Pacifico ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Caroya Forever's corner Tomás Pacifico fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Natalio Iyan quite easily take care of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Floresta FC's zone, Tomás Pacifico stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Natalio Iyan came out of the goal and Tomás Pacifico tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match was over Caroya Forever could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Floresta FC throughout the match.