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Cesare Manzella
Spectators: 7353 (Terracing: 5515, Seating: 1691, VIP seats: 147) Manzella Fglia's Nemesio Teofilio 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. In the 3rd minute, Herminio Valente ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lino Rosario was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. When the match clock showed 6 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Herminio Valente sped through Manzella Fglia's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Lino Rosario. 15 minutes into the match, Herminio Valente notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Manzella Fglia's Lino Rosario. Lino Rosario was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Lino Rosario didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Su Yin Hao went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. Su Yin Hao sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 24 minutes, Su Yin Hao made it 0-6 with a short kick to the right side. Manzella Fglia's Lino Rosario tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Su Yin Hao had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 31st minute, Su Yin Hao made a precise shot to the right of Lino Rosario. Manzella Fglia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-7. Su Yin Hao scored 0-8 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lino Rosario, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 39th minute, Herminio Valente left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cuervos Negros F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-9. Lino Rosario came out of the goal in the 43rd minute to try and stop a shot by Cuervos Negros F.C.'s Su Yin Hao. But to his dismay, Su Yin Hao quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-10. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-10 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Herminio Valente to strike the kick off in the second half. Manzella Fglia's Lino Rosario played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Herminio Valente in the 52nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tomas Eriz in the 53rd minute of play forced Manzella Fglia's goalkeeper Lino Rosario to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lino Rosario showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Herminio Valente, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Su Yin Hao got free with Lino Rosario in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 68th minute, Manzella Fglia's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Su Yin Hao fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Lino Rosario was a little too slow when Herminio Valente got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 69th minute. The score was now 0-13. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Herminio Valente in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lino Rosario saved Manzella Fglia from getting behind. In the 73rd minute, Tomas Eriz ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Lino Rosario was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-14. In the 76th minute, Hernan Ursino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lucas Burutzagi charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lucas Burutzagi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Cuervos Negros F.C. booed when Manzella Fglia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lucas Burutzagi didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 80 minutes of play, Cuervos Negros F.C.'s Su Yin Hao made it 0-15 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lino Rosario was left in no man's land by his defense there! Herminio Valente sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manzella Fglia's defense didn't have a chance, in the 84th minute, when Su Yin Hao scored to the left of an out of position Lino Rosario, making the score, 0-16. After some careless play in the Manzella Fglia defense, Su Yin Hao kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lino Rosario. The Manzella Fglia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lino Rosario should have stopped the shot. In the 94th minute, Su Yin Hao left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cuervos Negros F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-18. Cuervos Negros F.C. played a much better game than Manzella Fglia and deserved their victory. The Manzella Fglia players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.