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Facundo Donato
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mauro Luzaide started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Deportivo Bera's zone, Mauro Luzaide stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tod Bolton came out of the goal and Mauro Luzaide tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mauro Luzaide in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tod Bolton prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bartolo Neron during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Donato F.C's Bartolo Neron got a free kick in the 9th minute. Filiberto Birjaio took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 14th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Tod Bolton. Deportivo Bera's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 15thth minute of the game Teofilo Euloxu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Donato F.C's Gustavo Marques was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bartolo Neron sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mauro Luzaide sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tod Bolton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mauro Luzaide in the 21st minute of the match. Leandro Leobardo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Tod Bolton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Donato F.C's zone, Teofilo Euloxu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gustavo Marques came out of the goal and Teofilo Euloxu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Leandro Leobardo came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Donato F.C 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 Leandro Leobardo couldn't finish the play. Mauro Luzaide received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Tod Bolton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leandro Leobardo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mauro Luzaide received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Tod Bolton tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Donato F.C's Bartolo Neron got his second yellow card of the match in the 48th minute. The referee ordered Bartolo Neron off the ground. In the 49th minute, Bartolo Neron hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Teofilo Euloxu to strike the kick off in the second half. Leandro Leobardo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tod Bolton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leandro Leobardo in the 61st minute of play. In the 63rd minute Leandro Leobardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tod Bolton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Donato F.C's zone, Teofilo Euloxu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gustavo Marques came out of the goal and Teofilo Euloxu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Andy Balinov's late challenge caught a Donato F.C's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Andy Balinov helped the player get up and apologised. Andy Balinov hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. Tod Bolton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Leandro Leobardo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 79th minute Leandro Leobardo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tod Bolton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mauro Luzaide blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tod Bolton having to make a save. After some careless play in the Deportivo Bera defense, Leandro Leobardo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tod Bolton. The Deportivo Bera fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tod Bolton should have stopped the shot. Donato F.C's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.