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Il Nuovo Stadio
Spectators: 7280 (Terracing: 5462, Seating: 1674, VIP seats: 144) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Erubiel Marcones took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 5 played minutes Juega Duro FC got a freekick which was hit by Gervasio Nahia. In the 9th match minute, Juega Duro FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erubiel Marcones to maneuver through the defense. After a good free kick, Erubiel Marcones got an opportunity to smash the ball into the goal, but unfortunately, the ball went just outside the goal, which resulted in a goal kick for Sweet Symphony ™. In the 18th minute, Robustiano Inko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 20 played minutes Juega Duro FC got a freekick which was hit by Flavio Rico. In the 25th minute Inocencio Benitez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel Ascencio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 26th minute, Saverio Michael hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Erubiel Marcones scored 0-1 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Joel Ascencio, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Saverio Michael kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. In the 33rd minute, Erubiel Marcones left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Juega Duro FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. After 38 played minutes Juega Duro FC got a freekick which was hit by Gervasio Nahia. Erubiel Marcones fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joel Ascencio having to interfere. In the 43rd minute, Inocencio Benitez made a precise shot to the right of Joel Ascencio. Sweet Symphony ™'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jacinto Chuan to make the kick off. When Inocencio Benitez came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Juega Duro FC 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 Inocencio Benitez couldn't finish the play. Erubiel Marcones sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Inocencio Benitez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Joel Ascencio having to interfere. Joel Ascencio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erubiel Marcones in the 59th minute of play. Joel Ascencio stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Salvador Olo's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Erubiel Marcones managed to get in a good position for a shot. Juega Duro FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Erubiel Marcones was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joel Ascencio breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Through an outstanding action, after 72 minutes, Joel Ascencio successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Inocencio Benitez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Joel Ascencio made a huge save. Inocencio Benitez in the 75thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Joel Ascencio, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After some careless play in the Sweet Symphony ™ defense, Inocencio Benitez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Joel Ascencio. The Sweet Symphony ™ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Joel Ascencio should have stopped the shot. In the 83rd minute, Arsenio Abarca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 86th minute, Saverio Michael hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Erubiel Marcones recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th 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 Erubiel Marcones in the 90th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Joel Ascencio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Inocencio Benitez got free with Joel Ascencio in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match was over Juega Duro FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Sweet Symphony ™ throughout the match.