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Matadores De Pilar
Spectators: 7261 (Terracing: 5447, Seating: 1670, VIP seats: 144) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Anselmo Cuarto took the kick off in the first half of the match. Leonel Valerio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Cristobal Duarte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Joaquin Ostots had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 8 minutes, Leonel Valerio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Malvinas AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Leonel Valerio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 10 minutes into the game, Malvinas AFC's Leonel Valerio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cristobal Duarte made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 15 minutes into the game, Malvinas AFC's Leonel Valerio nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cristobal Duarte made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Leonel Valerio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristobal Duarte having to interfere. Leonel Valerio might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cristobal Duarte. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leonel Valerio ran back to his position shaking his head. Cristobal Duarte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonel Valerio in the 22nd minute of play. After some careless play in the Club Matadores De Pilar defense, Joaquin Ostots kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cristobal Duarte. The Club Matadores De Pilar fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cristobal Duarte should have stopped the shot. Leonel Valerio might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cristobal Duarte. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leonel Valerio ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Club Matadores De Pilar's zone, Leonel Valerio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristobal Duarte came out of the goal and Leonel Valerio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Malvinas AFC getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Leonel Valerio hit a great ball. Leonel Valerio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Cristobal Duarte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Leonel Valerio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 41 minutes of play, Malvinas AFC's Leonel Valerio made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cristobal Duarte was left in no man's land by his defense there!

The wind increased when Leonel Valerio made the kick off in the second half. Leonel Valerio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cristobal Duarte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leonel Valerio, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 57th minute, Constantino Lohitzun ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cristobal Duarte was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-7. Malvinas AFC's Joaquin Ostots got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Leonel Valerio in the 62nd minute of play forced Club Matadores De Pilar's goalkeeper Cristobal Duarte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Anacleto Patrido fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristobal Duarte having to interfere. Joaquin Ostots fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristobal Duarte having to interfere. Leonel Valerio blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cristobal Duarte having to make a save. If Leonel Valerio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Angelo Hernando 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. After a defensive mix-up in Club Matadores De Pilar's zone, Leonel Valerio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cristobal Duarte came out of the goal and Leonel Valerio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Club Matadores De Pilar's Cristobal Duarte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonel Valerio in the 73rd minute of play. Joaquin Ostots kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Joaquin Ostots fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristobal Duarte having to interfere. Leonel Valerio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Cristobal Duarte tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Malvinas AFC's Leonel Valerio, in the 84th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Malvinas AFC. 89 minutes into the game, Cristo Guillem was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Club Matadores De Pilar's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Malvinas AFC the free kick. In the 89th minute, one of Club Matadores De Pilar: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 Club Matadores De Pilar. In the 90th minute there was a penalty for Malvinas AFC. Constantino Lohitzun stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Cristobal Duarte. 0-9. After 94 played minutes, Malvinas AFC's Leonardo Beltran shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Cristobal Duarte came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Malvinas AFC reached it. A hard shot 95 in the game by Leonel Valerio from a close distance when the talented Cristobal Duarte managed to make a qualified save. Club Matadores De Pilar's players were relieved. When the match was over Malvinas AFC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Club Matadores De Pilar throughout the match.