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La Bombonera
Spectators: 7494 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1700, VIP seats: 150) Abrazo de 4's Nuno Mineiro 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. Abrazo de 4's Epifanio Santana proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 5th minute of the match, managed to save Abrazo de 4 from getting a goal against them. Costică Andreescu kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. In the 8th match minute, Abrazo de 4 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gwidon Pilitowski to maneuver through the defense. Abrazo de 4's defense didn't have a chance, in the 9th minute, when Steevy Garraud scored to the left of an out of position Epifanio Santana, making the score, 1-0. Steevy Garraud was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 15th minute. CaLLeJeRos XeNeiZes FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. 16 minutes into the match, Abrazo de 4's goalkeeper Epifanio Santana had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carmelo Santana. A collision led to Abrazo de 4 getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Gwidon Pilitowski hit a great ball. 21 minutes into the match, Carmelo Santana had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Epifanio Santana. Abrazo de 4's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Carmelo Santana was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Ramon Txurio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gwidon Pilitowski in the 24th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in CaLLeJeRos XeNeiZes FC's zone, Iulian Racoviceanu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ramon Txurio came out of the goal and Iulian Racoviceanu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 31 minutes into the game, Abrazo de 4's Gwidon Pilitowski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ramon Txurio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Steevy Garraud in the 40th minute of play forced Abrazo de 4's goalkeeper Epifanio Santana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Epifanio Santana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Steevy Garraud in the 42nd minute of the match. 43 minutes into the match, Abrazo de 4's goalkeeper Epifanio Santana had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carmelo Santana. After 44 played minutes Abrazo de 4 got a freekick which was hit by Costică Andreescu. If Carmelo Santana had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Steevy Garraud made a kick off. Abel Pacho's late challenge caught a CaLLeJeRos XeNeiZes FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abel Pacho helped the player get up and apologised. Abel Pacho hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Epifanio Santana showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Steevy Garraud, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Epifanio Santana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Prospero Ceandro in the 55th minute of the match. In the 58thth minute of the game Steevy Garraud who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Abrazo de 4's Epifanio Santana was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Epifanio Santana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carmelo Santana in the 61st minute of play. When Iulian Racoviceanu came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Abrazo de 4 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 Iulian Racoviceanu couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Steevy Garraud in the 67th minute of play forced Abrazo de 4's goalkeeper Epifanio Santana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abrazo de 4's Costică Andreescu got his second yellow card of the match in the 67th minute. The referee ordered Costică Andreescu off the ground. A collision led to Abrazo de 4 getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Costică Andreescu hit a great ball. In the 70th minute, Iulian Racoviceanu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Carmelo Santana's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Epifanio Santana was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Epifanio Santana came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by CaLLeJeRos XeNeiZes FC's Carmelo Santana. But to his dismay, Carmelo Santana quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Gwidon Pilitowski struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Ramon Txurio didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Abrazo de 4. After 85 played minutes CaLLeJeRos XeNeiZes FC got a freekick which was hit by 저 야. In the 87th minute, Nuno Mineiro got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Epifanio Santana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Steevy Garraud in the 89th minute of play. Steevy Garraud scored 4-1 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Epifanio Santana, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Abrazo de 4 getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Serafino Orlanda hit a great ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Abrazo de 4 players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for CaLLeJeRos XeNeiZes FC.