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Bendyk Borczak
Spectators: 7203 (Terracing: 5404, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 143) Gastre FC's Simon Llorenc 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Esteve Veronica during the 6th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 5th minute, one of Gastre FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Gastre FC. Saturnino Henric went to the wrong direction when Cesar Walme was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Saturnino Henric didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alonzo Rozarius went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Domingo Naike received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Saturnino Henric tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Candido Jon's late challenge caught a Gastre FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Candido Jon helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Gastre FC booed when Abella was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Candido Jon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Prospero Arlo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Simon Llorenc in the 20th minute of the match. Domingo Naike sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Alonzo Rozarius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gastre FC's goalkeeper Saturnino Henric, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Saturnino Henric showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Domingo Naike in the 30th minute of the match. Prospero Arlo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Atilano Ospin in the 35th minute. Prospero Arlo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Simon Llorenc in the 37th minute of play. The supporters of Gastre FC booed when Abella was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Candido Jon didn't get a good kick on the ball. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Abella's goalie and right to Clodoveo Inguma. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Abella's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Atilano Ospin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Prospero Arlo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Saturnino Henric took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alonzo Rozarius, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alonzo Rozarius was the one to do the kick off. Gastre FC's Atilano Ospin got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Abella's zone, Atilano Ospin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Prospero Arlo came out of the goal and Atilano Ospin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 57th minute, Rafael Rojelio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alonzo Rozarius struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Saturnino Henric didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Abella. After a defensive mix-up in Gastre FC's zone, Alonzo Rozarius stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Saturnino Henric came out of the goal and Alonzo Rozarius tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Clodoveo Inguma's late challenge caught a Abella's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Clodoveo Inguma helped the player get up and apologised. Simon Llorenc sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Atilano Ospin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Candido Jon hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Gastre FC's Saturnino Henric played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alonzo Rozarius in the 76th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Gastre FC's zone, Alonzo Rozarius stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Saturnino Henric came out of the goal and Alonzo Rozarius tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 81st minute Atilano Ospin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Prospero Arlo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 84th minute, Domingo Naike left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Abella fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. The audience was convinced that Simon Llorenc's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Prospero Arlo was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. Domingo Naike fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saturnino Henric having to interfere. When the match was over Abella could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Gastre FC throughout the match.