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El Jardín
Spectators: 7215 (Terracing: 5412, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hipolito Cordarrol started the match with the kick off. After having played for 5 minutes, Esteve Rico managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MARTINI UNITED's supporters crossed their fingers, but Esteve Rico was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Esteve Rico fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luciano Bernard having to interfere. In the 8th minute, Urbano Rosalio ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Luciano Bernard was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Esteve Rico struck a weak shot in the 13th minute. Luciano Bernard didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for MARTINI UNITED. In the 15th minute, Adolfo Rocio hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luciano Bernard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Urbano Rosalio in the 17th minute of the match. Adolfo Rocio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Urbano Rosalio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Esteve Rico had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. MARTINI UNITED's Esteve Rico got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Esteve Rico came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the MARTINI UNITED 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 Esteve Rico couldn't finish the play. Luciano Bernard took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Urbano Rosalio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luciano Bernard showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Urbano Rosalio in the 40th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute Vladimiro Llorian shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luciano Bernard saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Epicúreos del Jardín's zone, Esteve Rico stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luciano Bernard came out of the goal and Esteve Rico tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. MARTINI UNITED's Esteve Rico got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Epicúreos del Jardín's zone, Esteve Rico stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luciano Bernard came out of the goal and Esteve Rico tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Epicúreos del Jardín players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. MARTINI UNITED were winning 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Urbano Rosalio made a kick off. The supporters of MARTINI UNITED booed when Epicúreos del Jardín was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Amador Leheren didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot 52 in the game by Vladimiro Llorian from a close distance when the talented Luciano Bernard managed to make a qualified save. Epicúreos del Jardín's players were relieved. MARTINI UNITED's Urbano Rosalio got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baltasar Remigio in the 60th minute of play forced MARTINI UNITED's goalkeeper Siro Errando to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Siro Errando showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baltasar Remigio in the 65th minute of the match. If Esteve Rico had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Urbano Rosalio received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Luciano Bernard tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Esteve Rico recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Luciano Bernard came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by MARTINI UNITED's Esteve Rico. But to his dismay, Esteve Rico quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Hipolito Cordarrol received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Siro Errando tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 79th minute, Vladimiro Llorian hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 81 played minutes, Epicúreos del Jardín's Dante Chaime shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Siro Errando 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 Epicúreos del Jardín reached it. 83 minutes into the game, MARTINI UNITED's Vladimiro Llorian nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luciano Bernard made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. 88 minutes into the match, Epicúreos del Jardín's goal looked a bit too open when Urbano Rosalio came free, but Luciano Bernard reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baltasar Remigio in the 91st minute of play forced MARTINI UNITED's goalkeeper Siro Errando to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rd minute, Esteve Rico left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MARTINI UNITED fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. MARTINI UNITED'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.