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Martin Palermo
Spectators: 7459 (Terracing: 5595, Seating: 1715, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when David Artizar took the kick off in the first half of the match. 6 minutes into the game, Arnoldo Quexal cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Cristian Lucila was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Maximiliano Ixaka scored 0-2 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cristian Lucila, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jimeno Quico made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valentin Balasi in the 20th minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Alexei's Eustaquio Tulio seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Eustaquio Tulio the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Alexei protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Eustaquio Tulio had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After a rather tough play, Alexei's Eustaquio Tulio got a free kick in the 22nd minute. In the 34th minute, Gregorio Darien hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 39th minute the ball was on its way in behind Palermo4ever's goalkeeper Cristian Lucila, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jimeno Quico was out of position in the 44 minute of play, and David Artizar capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. David Artizar really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. After the first half Alexei were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Maximiliano Ixaka to make the kick off. If Desiderio Bernard had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Desiderio Bernard sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denis Raymundo in the 59th minute of play forced Palermo4ever's goalkeeper Cristian Lucila to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 61 minutes into the match, Alexei's goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Balasi came free, but Jimeno Quico reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maximiliano Ixaka's late challenge caught a Palermo4ever's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Maximiliano Ixaka helped the player get up and apologised. After 62 played minutes Alexei got a freekick which was hit by Maximiliano Ixaka. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ovidio Tipi in the 65th minute of play forced Alexei's goalkeeper Jimeno Quico to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 68th minute of the match, Desiderio Bernard tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Cristian Lucila saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When Santiago Bautista fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Palermo4ever's protests and gave Santiago Bautista a yellow card for diving instead. After 79 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Palermo4ever! When the match had been going on for 81 minutes, Alexei's Bienvenido Lejosne got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Cristian Lucila. Maximiliano Ixaka sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 93rd minute, Alexei's Desiderio Bernard dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-4. Maximiliano Ixaka received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Cristian Lucila tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alexei played a much better game than Palermo4ever and deserved their victory. The Palermo4ever players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.