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India Pale Ale Arena
Spectators: 7229 (Terracing: 5423, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when David Elazar kicked off to start the match. 7 minutes into the match, Saturnino Sansone notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Aston Birra's Roman Romano. Roman Romano was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Saturnino Sansone received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Roman Romano tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 15 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Aston Birra! In the 17th minute there was a penalty for Gil AFC. Silvano Quin stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Roman Romano. 0-2. After a rather tough play, Aston Birra's Hipolito Ixona got a free kick in the 20th minute. Roman Romano came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by Gil AFC's Saturnino Sansone. But to his dismay, Saturnino Sansone quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. Ivan Lluis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 36th minute Saturnino Sansone shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Romano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Aston Birra's goal looked a bit too open when Saturnino Sansone came free, but Roman Romano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roman Romano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Saturnino Sansone, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. The audience was convinced that David Elazar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hermengildo Tohias was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Gil AFC's Gustavo Arias got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Hermengildo Tohias didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Aston Birra's Ivan Sandaili shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-3 in the ordered_time% minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Saturnino Sansone to strike the kick off in the second half. After 57 played minutes, Aston Birra's Hipolito Ixona shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Hermengildo Tohias 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 Aston Birra reached it. After 58 minutes, Ivan Lluis made it 1-4 with a short kick to the right side. Aston Birra's Roman Romano tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 62 minutes, Saturnino Sansone managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gil AFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Saturnino Sansone was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ubaldo Nevada kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. 71 minutes into the match, Gil AFC's Ivan Lluis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Roman Romano narrowly saved just below the crossbar. David Elazar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Ivan Sandaili's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hermengildo Tohias was relentless in the 77th minute of the game. After 79 played minutes Gil AFC got a freekick which was hit by Aurelio Txurio. David Elazar struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Hermengildo Tohias didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Aston Birra. 82 minutes into the match, Gil AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Ivan Sandaili came free, but Hermengildo Tohias reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roman Romano stood somewhat misplaced when Saturnino Sansone came free in front of goal and shot 1-5 to the left of him in the 89 minute. Patricio Eneko received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Hermengildo Tohias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ivan Lluis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gil AFC'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.