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La Gran Arena
Spectators: 7277 (Terracing: 5460, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 144) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Artemio Abilio got the match started through his kick off. Artemio Abilio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leo Kinsen having to interfere. Artemio Abilio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 7th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Joker FC's German Naike played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Epifanio Gaspard in the 13th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Epifanio Gaspard's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but German Naike was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Arrutó's zone, Celso Quintin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leo Kinsen came out of the goal and Celso Quintin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Artemio Abilio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Erubiel Loco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leo Kinsen having to interfere. Leo Kinsen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Artemio Abilio, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. When Erubiel Loco came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Joker 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 Erubiel Loco couldn't finish the play. Leo Kinsen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erubiel Loco, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. 34 minutes into the match, Arrutó's goal looked a bit too open when Erubiel Loco came free, but Leo Kinsen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 36 minutes, Jorge Gaitano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Arrutó and the Joker FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Arrutó getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Jorge Gaitano hit a great ball. Erubiel Loco fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leo Kinsen having to interfere. Artemio Abilio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leo Kinsen having to interfere. If Artemio Abilio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Epifanio Gaspard was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Joker FC's Artemio Abilio ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Leo Kinsen. Leo Kinsen yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-1. Arrutó's Leo Kinsen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Artemio Abilio in the 56th minute of play. In the 59thth minute of the game Artemio Abilio who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Arrutó's Leo Kinsen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Epifanio Gaspard managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arrutó's supporters rose to their feet, but Epifanio Gaspard was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. German Naike breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Erubiel Loco got free with Leo Kinsen in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Artemio Abilio struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Leo Kinsen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Joker FC. If Erubiel Loco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Baltasar Ereinotz charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Baltasar Ereinotz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Leo Kinsen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Artemio Abilio in the 71st minute of the match. Ezequiel Escobar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without German Naike having to interfere. 87 minutes into the match, Erubiel Loco notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Arrutó's Leo Kinsen. Leo Kinsen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Erubiel Loco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Leo Kinsen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Erubiel Loco in the 94th minute. When the match was over Joker FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Arrutó throughout the match.