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Cubanea
Spectators: 7246 (Terracing: 5436, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 144) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Delmiro Tuste got the match started through his kick off. Emanuel Xabat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raul Amaya having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Cubanea AFC's Remigio Brun slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Raul Amaya. That made the score 1-0 after 15 minutes of play. A collision led to Cubanea AFC getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Gregorio Naldo hit a great ball. Hugo Gonsalvo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Delmiro Tuste in the 21st minute of the match. In the 30th minute of the match Cubanea AFC got a corner. The Black United's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Nemesio Dunixi ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Cubanea AFC's corner Nemesio Dunixi fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Raul Amaya quite easily take care of the ball. The Black United's Raul Amaya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Remigio Brun in the 32nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emanuel Xabat got free with Raul Amaya in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 39 minutes, Remigio Brun mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cubanea AFC and the The Black United players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelino Chabier in the 41st minute of play forced Cubanea AFC's goalkeeper Hugo Gonsalvo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emanuel Xabat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Delmiro Tuste sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Remigio Brun to strike the kick off in the second half. Angelino Chabier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Hugo Gonsalvo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Delmiro Tuste's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hugo Gonsalvo read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. The attack was good, but when Angelino Chabier in the 56th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Remigio Brun in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Raul Amaya saved The Black United from getting behind. The Black United's Raul Amaya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Remigio Brun in the 65th minute of play. In the 67th minute, Angelino Chabier hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Remigio Brun struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Raul Amaya didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cubanea AFC. 73 minutes into the match, Angelino Chabier notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Cubanea AFC's Hugo Gonsalvo. Hugo Gonsalvo was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Raul Amaya didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Remigio Brun went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Leonardo Valente's late challenge caught a The Black United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Leonardo Valente helped the player get up and apologised. In the 81st minute, Leonardo Valente hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Cubanea AFC's Remigio Brun in the 86th minute got a chance for a shot 86th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Black United's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Delmiro Tuste in the 87th minute of play forced Cubanea AFC's goalkeeper Hugo Gonsalvo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Remigio Brun blasted a shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Raul Amaya having to make a save. After 92 minutes of play, Cubanea AFC's Emanuel Xabat made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Raul Amaya was left in no man's land by his defense there! 96 minutes into the game, Zeledon Sandalio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Black United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cubanea AFC the free kick. In the 96th match minute, The Black United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zeledon Sandalio to maneuver through the defense. The Black United's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.