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Cementerio de Pulgas
Spectators: 7550 (Terracing: 5664, Seating: 1736, VIP seats: 150) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tobias Ramos got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Angel Ruisko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Inguma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Orlando Jaunzuria had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in MILTON f.c.'s zone, Ruben Salvidor stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cliff Thomas came out of the goal and Ruben Salvidor tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 11th match minute, MILTON f.c. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Samuel Moreno to maneuver through the defense. Ruben Salvidor was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 13th minute. Raspa Tibias Futbol Club's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruben Salvidor in the 15th minute of play forced MILTON f.c.'s goalkeeper Cliff Thomas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ruben Salvidor received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Cliff Thomas came out and tried to block the shot, but Ruben Salvidor slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 17th minute. Raspa Tibias Futbol Club's Ruben Salvidor got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hugo Duro might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cliff Thomas. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hugo Duro ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, MILTON f.c.'s Cliff Thomas got control of the ball when Ruben Salvidor tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Ruben Salvidor managed to get in a good position for a shot. Raspa Tibias Futbol Club's supporters rose to their feet, but Ruben Salvidor was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cliff Thomas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 34th minute, Roque Roa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ruben Salvidor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cliff Thomas having to interfere. After taking down the ball on Raspa Tibias Futbol Club's corner Hugo Duro fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Cliff Thomas quite easily take care of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Samuel Moreno during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 40 played minutes MILTON f.c. got a freekick which was hit by Samuel Moreno. Stig Edström's late challenge caught a MILTON f.c.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Stig Edström helped the player get up and apologised. Stig Edström hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Onyewuchi Obikwelu to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Onyewuchi Obikwelu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Inguma saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cliff Thomas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hugo Duro, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Cliff Thomas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruben Salvidor, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Raspa Tibias Futbol Club's Paulo Inguma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Onyewuchi Obikwelu in the 60th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in MILTON f.c.'s zone, Ruben Salvidor stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cliff Thomas came out of the goal and Ruben Salvidor tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. MILTON f.c.'s Jimeno Feo was substituted for Fabian Kiewra. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruben Salvidor in the 64th minute of play forced MILTON f.c.'s goalkeeper Cliff Thomas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th minute, Ruben Salvidor left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Raspa Tibias Futbol Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. MILTON f.c. made a substitution. Luisito Osmundo replaced Leonel Tiso. Roque Roa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Paulo Inguma made a huge save. With a little luck, Raspa Tibias Futbol Club's Paulo Inguma got control of the ball when Angel Ruisko tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ruben Salvidor fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cliff Thomas having to interfere. Ruben Salvidor scored 3-0 in the 79th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cliff Thomas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, MILTON f.c.'s Onyewuchi Obikwelu got a free kick in the 83rd minute. After some careless play in the MILTON f.c. defense, Ruben Salvidor kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cliff Thomas. The MILTON f.c. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cliff Thomas should have stopped the shot. Ruben Salvidor recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Raspa Tibias Futbol Club's Paulo Gaxan got a free kick in the 91st minute. Raspa Tibias Futbol Club's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.