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Nagassaki Plaza
Spectators: 7119 (Terracing: 5449, Seating: 1670, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fabian Gasteiz started the match with the kick off. Fabian Gasteiz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jonas Demario in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dante Luzea prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Dante Luzea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Melquiades Moise in the 8th minute of play. Jonas Demario fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Luzea having to interfere. Naggasaki's Dante Luzea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonas Demario in the 16th minute of play. The Old Smuggler fans' excitement grew in the 18th match minute when Old Smuggler's Jonas Demario looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience was convinced that Jonas Demario's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dante Luzea was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Aldo Ixidor received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Dante Luzea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dante Luzea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonas Demario in the 26th minute of play. When Old Smuggler's Jonas Demario in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Naggasaki's goalie prevented a goal. Dante Luzea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonas Demario in the 31st minute of play. In the 32nd minute Jonas Demario shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Luzea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Naggasaki's Dante Luzea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Melquiades Moise in the 34th minute of play. In the 37th minute, Jonas Demario ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dante Luzea was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fabian Gasteiz in the 41st minute of play forced Old Smuggler's goalkeeper Alonzo Fiz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 42nd match minute, Old Smuggler was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dante Edur to maneuver through the defense. In the 44th minute, Naggasaki's Fabian Gasteiz dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jonas Demario was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Naggasaki getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Octavio Manni hit a great ball. With his leg Dante Luzea managed to avoid a goal in the 62ndth minute, when Old Smuggler's Jonas Demario fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jonas Demario in the 63rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dante Luzea prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Naggasaki's Dante Luzea proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Naggasaki from getting a goal against them. Felix Quintyn hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Old Smuggler's Alonzo Fiz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaudencio Pancho in the 69th minute of play. 72 minutes into the game, Naggasaki's Octavio Manni nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alonzo Fiz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-4. In the 78th play minute Jonas Demario came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Dante Luzea. 2-5. In the 82nd minute Fabian Gasteiz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alonzo Fiz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 85 played minutes Naggasaki got a freekick which was hit by Fabian Gasteiz. When Old Smuggler's Jonas Demario 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 Naggasaki's goalie prevented a goal. Jonas Demario fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Luzea having to interfere. Old Smuggler's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.